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Code 8051
EUR 1300.00
In stock
1747156776Code 8051 BarometerTorricellian mercury barometer, French manufacture from the second half of the 19th century, made of mahogany veneered wood with cedar wood threading on the edges complete with a rare spiral alcohol thermometer. Printed cardboard dial with meteorological indications in French and double hand, the first directly connected to the barometric tube indicates the trend of atmospheric pressure, the second positioned on the glass is operated directly via an adjustment screw and acts as a reading vernier to check the variation of atmospheric pressure over time. For safety during transport, the barometer will be shipped emptied of mercury. The mercury will be placed in a sealed container in the package together with the barometer.
Good condition, fully functional. Measurements cm 26x7x94 – inches 10.3x2.8x37.
Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), mathematician and physicist, disciple of Galileo, was the first, in 1643, to build a measuring instrument capable of detecting changes in air pressure. Since ancient times, man, as a farmer and navigator, has observed and attempted to predict the course of the climate. The scientific study of the changes that occur in the atmosphere began in the mid-17th century, in relation to experiments aimed at demonstrating the existence of a vacuum, which the ancient philosophers denied because "nature abhors a vacuum!".
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Italy: delivering on the average in 24 h.
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Other countries: delivering on the average in 5 weekdays; custom duties charged to the buyer.
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