Large-cistern standard barometer, 1837

Large-cistern standard barometer by Robert Carr Woods, London, England, 1837

Details

Category:
Meteorology
Object Number:
1915-422
Materials:
wood (unidentified), glass, alcohol, mercury, metal (unknown), iron, brass (copper, zinc alloy), ivory, rosewood ?, cotton (fibre) and tin plated
Measurements:
overall: 1240 mm x 225 mm x 190 mm, 10.75kg
type:
mercury barometer
credit:
Royal Meteorological Society