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Figure 9

Description

Figure 9. Winch system for use with the Pettersson bifilar current measuringdevice. It is a hand-crank winch designed for use in less than 100-meters waterdepth. Prince Albert I of Monaco personally used such a winch for observationson Gorringe Bank in 1904.

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
Supplemental Material, Demonstration Equipment, and Meteorological Instruments

Keywords

Oceanography