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Figure 48

Description

Figure 48. Test float devised by Prince Albert I of Monaco and Georges Pouchet in 1887 to study currents. This float was never used in practice. This floatwas made by the instrument-maker E. Deriveau.

Credit

Oceanographic Museum of Monaco

Photographer

D. Mille

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