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Figure 46. Regnault pycnometers, instruments first mentioned by the physicistHenri-Victor Regnault, a professor at the College of France, in 1843. Theseinstruments were used to measure the density of liquids which he wasstudying to obtain their specific heat. (Image credit: Oceanographic Museum of Monaco | Y. Berard)