Figure 1. A plastic Secchi disk of recent origin. This disk islowered in the water until it disappears from sight. The depth at which it disappears is a measure of the water's transparency. Father AngeloSecchi devised this method in 1865 and test
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Photographer: Y. Berard
Credit: Oceanographic Museum of Monaco
Subject: Oceanography