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Figure 56

Description

Figure 56. Jacobsen device for extracting gases from sea water. This devicewas invented by Professor Oscar Georg Jacobsen, a member of the German Balticexpedition of 1871-1872. It was based on an instrument conceived by RobertBunsen. Water samples were obtained by Meyer bottle.

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