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Figure 11

Description

Figure 11. Lyth river current meter- this instrument is identical to that builtby Ambler-Lafond. It functions according to the turnstile principle of ReinhardWoltman which dates from the end of the 19th Century.

Credit

Oceanographic Museum of Monaco

Photographer

Lyth

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space
History of Oceanography Collection
The Early Instruments - Collections of the Oceanographic Museum at Monaco
Supplemental Material, Demonstration Equipment, and Meteorological Instruments

Keywords

Oceanography