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Figure 3

Description

Figure 3. H. Fol and E. Sarasin photometer, 1885 model. From top to bottom -Device closed; device open; the surface float. This model was designed to fixthe weak point of the preceding model that was not able to execute a solemeasurement at a given depth.

Credit

Oceanographic Museum of Monaco

Photographer

Y. Berard

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space
History of Oceanography Collection
The Early Instruments - Collections of the Oceanographic Museum at Monaco
Photometers

Keywords

Oceanography
Historical instruments