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Stick barometer
Walking stick containing a barometer with ivory cistern and metal support. The head carries a magnetic compass. The barometer is extracted by unscrewing the head. The glass parts are lost. A screw under the cistern regulated the bottom inlet, allowing the barometric tube to be completely filled with [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Meteorology
- mechanical engineering
- meteorology
Type of item
- Barometer
- barometers
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Meteorology
- mechanical engineering
- meteorology
Type of item
- Barometer
- barometers
Providing institution
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- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- late 18th cent.
- 1800
- 1781
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:410016
Extent
- height 1153 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/indepth/Barometer.html
Year
- 1781
- 1800
Providing country
- Italy