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Figure 60. Richter microscope for reading thermometers. Much less sophisticated than the Nansen microscope, was frequently used to read with good precisionthe scales of reversing thermometers. This instrument was described andconceived by the firm of Richter and Wiese in the early 1900's.
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
Thermometers and Other Temperature Measuring Equipment
Keywords
Oceanography