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.
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.