Barometer

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OBJECT TYPE: MERCURY
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0343.002

MANUFACTURER: FUESS, R.
MODEL: 11A-9
LOCATION: Berlin, Germany

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General Information

Serial #: 854
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING & PARTS; SYNTHETIC SCALE COVER; GLASS BAROMETER & THERMOMETER TUBES CONTAINING MERCURY

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: FUESS
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Berlin

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: EQUIPMENT DESIGNED, MADE & USED BY METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF CANADA.
Function: EQUIPMENT USED TO CALIBRATE MERCURY BAROMETERS IN METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENT LABORATORY. INCLUDES MERCURY BAROMETER USED TO MEASURE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE BY MEANS OF ITS EFFECT ON COLUMN OF MERCURY.
Technical: METHOD OF CALIBRATING MERCURY BAROMETERS WHICH INVOLVED PLACING BAROMETER IN VACUUM CHAMBER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK LETTERING ON BAROMETER READS "DR. A MULLER/ BERLIN/ Modell R. Fuess Typ 11a-9 Nr. 0854/ Wahre hPa bei O [DEGREES] C. und 980,665cm/sec [SQUARED]; BLACK MARKINGS ON SCALE FOR 800 TO 1080 hPa
Missing: From CA of 04/28/2004 by Sue Warren: No - Complete
Finish: GLOSSY BLACK PAINTED BAROMETER CASING, SILVER SCALE WITH COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT COVER; WHITE BACKED THERMOMETER
Decoration: N/A

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FUESS, R., Barometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2002.0343, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2002.0343.002/

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