Viktor Hensen: Media
German physiologist
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Hensen used his position as a scientist and a member of the Prussian House of Representatives...
Family of Captain Miller J. Tonkel, NOAA Corps
Invented by Viktor Hensen, these nets are still used to sample plankton.
From Founders of Oceanography and their Work; An Introduction to the Science of the Sea 1923, book by Herdman, W. A. (William Abbott), Sir, 1858-1924, Figure 3. Illustration by Victor Hensen —A “ Hensen”' Quantitative Net.
Built in 1975, this research vessel bears the name of the German physiologist and...
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