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Figure 46

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Description

Figure 46. Regnault pycnometers, instruments first mentioned by the physicistHenri-Victor Regnault, a professor at the College of France, in 1843. Theseinstruments were used to measure the density of liquids which he wasstudying to obtain their specific heat.

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