Syphon barometer designed by Captain J P Basevi

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Syphon barometer designed by Captain J.P. Basevi, R.E
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Syphon barometer designed by Captain J.P. Basevi, R.E., used by Captain Heaviside, and recommended as a pattern by the latter in July 1874. In bamboo case

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Category:: Meteorology

Object Number:: 1995-941

Materials:: glass, wood, paper and textile

Measurements:: overall: 104.5 cm

type:: barometer

credit:: Meteorological Office, Berkshire

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Syphon barometer designed by Captain J P Basevi

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