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Figure 31

Description

Figure 31. Timtschenko water bottle, inspired by the Wille bottle, and built bythe instrument maker Iosif A. Timtschenko for sampling waters of the Black Seaand analyzing for dissolved hydrogen sulfide content. This instrument was built in 1891 and used by Joseph B. Spindler in his studies of the Black Sea. Theinterior was of gold to resist corrosion. Left: descending. Right: ascending.

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
Water Sampling Bottles

Keywords

Oceanography
Historical instruments