Herschel type actinometer, 1849-1851

Made:: 1849-1851 in London

maker:: Henry Barrow and Company, Henry Barrow & Co. and John Frederick William Herschel

Herschel type actinometer with spanner by Henry Barrow & Co

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Herschel type actinometer with spanner by Henry Barrow & Co
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Herschel type actinometer with spanner by Henry Barrow & Co., London, 1849-51. Used by Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker in the Himalayas.

Details

Category:: Meteorology

Object Number:: 1890-54

Materials:: glass, alcohol, mahogany (wood) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)

Measurements:: overall: 57 mm x 90 mm x 715 mm, 1.455kg

type:: actinometer

credit:: Thiselton-Dyer, W.J.

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