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Figure 38. Stahlberger rheobathometer, invented in 1873 by Emil Stahlberger tomeasure currents, measure depth, and collect deep water samples. It was firstused on board the Austrian corvette MINERVA in 1873 in the Gulf of Fiume. Theoriginal device was made by Mathias Skull of Fiume, Austria. Several versionsof this instrument were tested at various depths. (Image credit: Oceanographic Museum of Monaco | P. Roggero)