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Description
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.
Credit
Oceanographic Museum of Monaco
Photographer
P. Roggero
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
History of Oceanography Collection
The Early Instruments - Collections of the Oceanographic Museum at Monaco
Sounding Instruments
Keywords
Oceanography
Historical instruments