Reproduction of early Korean rain gauge, 1821, with base

Made:: 1911-1923 in Tokyo

maker:: Science Museum, Workshops; Central Meteorological Observatory, Tokyo

Reproduction in plaster of an early Korean rain gauge (circa 1821) which is a copy of an older one of 1770 at the Korean observatory in Incheon (formerly known as Chemulpo). (see note)

Details

Category:: Meteorology

Object Number:: 1923-603

Materials:: plaster and fibreglass

Measurements:: overall height and width: 48 x 30.3 cm

type:: facsimile - reproduction, rain-gauge and base - object component

credit:: Central Met. Observatory (Tokyo)

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