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Figure 30. Pendulum current meter invented by Fridtjof Nansen in 1901 withconsiderable improvements made in 1903. This instrument was not able toaccurately measure weak currents.
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
Current Measuring Devices
Keywords
Oceanography
Historical instruments