Barometers are devices that measure atmospheric pressure (also known as “air pressure” or “barometric pressure”). You can use these readings to predict the weather. For instance, high pressure ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Brass instrument, 3¼ inches diameter, ...

M.LÉON TEISSERENC DE BORT has invented an aneroid mirror barometer, which is described in a recent number of La Nature. It is based on a method analogous to that well-known since the researches of ...

While there’s no shortage of options when it comes to getting the weather forecast these days, barometers allow you to do so with a bit more class and style than simply checking the weather channel.

This object was made for Admiral Robert Fitzroy who, as well as being Captain of HMS Beagle, invented the science of weather-forecasting and founded the Meteorological Office. For this he is ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This instrument is 5¼ inches diameter ...