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Description
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.
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
Miscellaneous Instruments, Deck Gear, and Laboratory Instruments
Keywords
Oceanography