Barometer (detail)

This is a detail of a barometer made around 1700, probably by Daniel Quare (1649-1724), a London-based scientific instrument maker and one of the most eminent clock- and watchmakers of his day.

The detail shows the register plates. They read 'Night/Morng'/[mercury] Rising/FAIR or Frost/DRY/Serene/VARIABLE/[mercury] Falling/Rain Snow/or Winds/RAINY/Stormy'. Below is the inscription: 'Invented And Made By/DANL QVARE./LONDON'.

In 1695, Quare was granted the first patent in Europe relating to the barometer construction. The design gave improved portability with an enclosed cistern and a construction at the head of the tube to reduce damage during transport.

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Online ID:	000-190-004-047-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland T.1973.108
Date:	Around 1700 c. 1700
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What:	Barometer
Subject:	10. METEOROLOGY (Departmental Classification)
Who:	Daniel Quare, London (Maker)
Where:	England, London
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Description:	Barometer by Daniel Quare, London, c. 1700
References:	Goodison, Nicholas. English barometers 1680-1860: A history of domestic barometers and their makers and retailers. Woodbridge, Suffolk: 1977, pp 206-21
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