Special Barometer Comparisons and Miscellaneous Notes
notes: label: Description
content: In 1854, in the interest of safety and economy, the British Parliament authorized the establishment of a uniform system of meteorological observations at sea and the formation of a Meteorological Office within the Board of Trade. Under the leadership of Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy, the Met Office issued a call for a barometer suitable for use by the Royal Navy. Patrick Adie got the contract, and the Kew Observatory tested each barometer before it was sent out. Matthew F. Maury, director of the U.S. Naval Observatory, reported in 1855 that he had ordered many barometers of this sort for the U.S. Navy.
label: Description
content: This book contains information concerning comparisons between Adie barometers No. 1710 and No. 1711, during the years 1888 to 1896. These two Adie barometer are also in the collections.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.333821.01
label: catalog number
content: 333821.01
label: accession number
content: 304553
objectType: label: Object Name
content: book
label: Object Name
content: book, record
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 in x 7 in; 20.32 cm x 17.78 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 in x 7 in x 1 in; 20.32 cm x 17.78 cm x 2.54 cm