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Case (detail), housing barometer

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made in Edinburgh

Case (detail), housing barometer
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This is a detail of a wooden case housing an special barometer without mercury, also known as a sympiesometer. The barometer was made around 1825, probably by Alexander Adie (1775-1858), a scientific instrument maker based in Edinburgh.

On the back of the case, in ink, are the words 'Capt Robertson/Monarch/Capt. A. Paterson's/Ship Glass/ China 1843/Repaired by 'Adie' Edinr. 1st Oct 1889/579'.

Robert Hooke devised the first barometer without mercury in the 1660s. Adie's design was developed especially for use at sea and it seems this particular example was well-travelled.

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