Hygrometer, consisting of two thermometers on brass stand

Made:: 1876

maker:: John Frederic Daniell and Heinrich Geissler

Hygrometer, consisting of two thermometers on brass stand. The stem of the wet bulb is bent and has a large bulb covered with muslin. One thermometer is broken.

Details

Category:: Meteorology

Object Number:: 1876-762

Materials:: brass, glass and mercury

Measurements:: overall height: 42 cm

type:: hygrometer

credit:: Geissler, Heinrich

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Broken thermometer for a hygrometer by Heinrich Geissler and John Frederic Daniell

Broken thermometer for a hygrometer by Heinrich Geissler and John Frederic Daniell, 1876

Object Number:: 1876-762/1

type:: thermometer

thermometer for a hygrometer

thermometer for a hygrometer by Heinrich Geissler and John Frederic Daniell, 1876

Materials:: glass and mercury

Object Number:: 1876-762/2

type:: thermometer

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Brass stand for hygrometer

stand for a hygrometer by Heinrich Geissler and John Frederic Daniell, 1876

Materials:: brass

Object Number:: 1876-762/3

type:: stand

wet bulb for hygrometer

Bulb for hygrometer. The stem of the wet bulb is bent and has a large bulb covered with muslin. Made by Heinrich Geissler and John Frederic Daniell, 1876