Oat-beard type Hygrometer, 1771-1830

Made:: 1771-1830 in England

maker:: Robert Hooke and Unknown

Oat-beard type hygrometer in fishskin case, unsigned, English

Oat-beard type hygrometer in fishskin case, unsigned, English
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Oat-beard type hygrometer in fishskin case, unsigned, English, 1771-1830. Designed based on Robert Hooke's description of 1664.

Details

Category:: Meteorology

Object Number:: 1893-116

Materials:: leather, velvet, brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, fishskin and steel (metal)

Measurements:: overall: 19 mm x 45 mm x 55 mm, .03kg

type:: hygrometer

credit:: Basedon, H.

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