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Figure 4. Stevenson dynanometer, designed by the Scotch engineer ThomasStevenson in 1843. This instrument measured the pressure exerted by waves on avertical surface. He used this instrument to measure the pressure of waves atthe lighthouse at Skerryvore where pressures close to 30 tons per square meter were observed.
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
Miscellaneous Instruments, Deck Gear, and Laboratory Instruments
Keywords
Oceanography