Figure 58. Albert sounder. The idea of Cardinal Cusanus, mentioned in the previous figure, was re-examined by the Italian architect Leo BattistaAlberti and subsequentlydescribed by Giuseppe Biancani in 1635. The design waseven simpler than Puhler
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Photographer: Y. Berard
Credit: Oceanographic Museum of Monaco
Subject: Oceanography
Subject: Historical instruments