Hooke's wheel type barometer, 1655-1665
- Made:
- 1960? (original 1655-1665) in London
- maker:
- Robert Hooke
Wheel barometer, Hooke's principle (1655-65), probably by Negretti and Zambra, London, England, 1960
Replica probably made by Negretti and Zambra in the 1960s to Hooke's design as a demonstration piece. Robert Hooke (1635-1703), experimenter for the Royal Society from 1662, converted the rise and fall of the mercury barometer into a rotation action for a needle on a dial.
Details
- Category:
- Meteorology
- Object Number:
- 1924-95
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, mercury and steel (metal)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 955 mm x 260 mm x 70 mm, 2.15kg
- type:
- mercury barometer
- credit:
- Negretti & Zambra
