Hypsometric thermometer, mercury in glass, sheathed, millibar (hectopascal) scale
- maker:
- Rudolf Fuess
Hypsometric thermometer, mercury in glass, sheathed, scale in millibars, by Rudolf Fuess of Berlin-Steglitz, Germany, 1891-1913. Numbered 3717, scale 615 to 1070
Hypsometric thermometers indicate altitude or pressure by measuring the boiling point of water, which decreases with altitude.
Details
- Category:
- Meteorology
- Object Number:
- 1995-1767
- Measurements:
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tube: 29 cm
- type:
- hypsometric thermometer
- credit:
- Meteorological Office