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barometer case with inner wooden support

barometer case with inner wooden support

American
circa 1860
barometer in a bell jar

barometer in a bell jar

American
1850-1900
barometer (incomplete)

barometer (incomplete)

American
1850-1900
barometer tube bell jar

barometer tube bell jar

American
1850-1900
Fortin-type barometer

Fortin-type barometer

American
1870-1910
handmade mercury barometer

handmade mercury barometer

American
1900-1950
metal barometer casing

metal barometer casing

American
1870-1900
mountain barometer case

mountain barometer case

American
mid 19th-19th Century
mounting for mercury barometer

mounting for mercury barometer

American
1900
Pascal's law demonstration barometer

Pascal's law demonstration barometer

American
1900-1950
tall bell jar

tall bell jar

Jefferson Physical Laboratory, Harvard University
late 19th-early 20th Century
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