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Figure 42

Description

Figure 42. Top: Richard apparatus for examining live plankton. Bottom: a sample holding tank for studying plankton. Devised by Dr. Jules Richard in 1905 andused aboard the PRINCESSE-ALICE II. It was meant to allow study under shipconditions including rolling and pitching. This instrument was also used inshore laboratories.

Credit

Oceanographic Museum of Monaco

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space
History of Oceanography Collection
The Early Instruments - Collections of the Oceanographic Museum at Monaco
Biologic Sampling Apparatus