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Figure 61

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Description

Figure 61. Pettersson device for the measurement of oxygen and nitrogen in seawater. This device was developed by Professor Otto Pettersson who used it atthe Hydrographic Station at Borno, Sweden. With this apparatus one couldmeasure the oxygen, nitrogren, and carbon dioxide content of sea water. Thisinstrument was first described in 1891.

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