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Description
Figure 47. Sprengel pycnometer, first described by the German chemist HermannSprengel in 1873. He had used this instrument for a number of years. It hadgreat precision and was easy to fill. Later the German chemist Wilhelm Ostwaldpartially modified it, replacing the original U tube with a single-sided one.
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