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Figure 25

Description

Figure 25. Current meter invented by Thorsten Arwidsson in 1880. Viewing the backside. This instrument was devised for rapid measurement by stationarynaval vessels.

Credit

Oceanographic Museum of Monaco

Photographer

D. Mille

Collection

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

Keywords

Oceanography
Historical instruments