ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ, ɐ pɹəfˈɛsɚ, kɑːɹmˈiːloʊ mˈæɹɐvˌɪɡnə, ɹˈoʊt ɪnðə dʒɪˈoːɹneɪl lˌɛɾɚɹˈæɹɪˌoʊ dˌɛlɐkeɪdˈiːmiə dʒɪˈoʊniə di kætˈeɪniə ðæt vˈɪlɪpɹˌuːpˈaʊɚ ʃˌʊd biː kɹˈɛdɪɾᵻd wɪððɪ ɪnvˈɛnʃən ʌvðɪ ɐkwˈɛɹiəm ænd sˌɪstəmˈæɾɪk ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən ʌv ɪt tə ðə stˈʌdi ʌv mɚɹˈiːn lˈaɪf.
In 1834, a professor, Carmelo Maravigna, wrote in the Giornale Letterario dell’Accademia Gioenia di Catania that Villepreux-Power should be credited with the invention of the aquarium and systematic application of it to the study of marine life.