The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Aneroid Barometer

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An instrument for registering the variation of atmospheric pressure. In construction it is an air-tight box of thin metallic plates, the compression being resisted by an internal spring. A system of levers connected with the spring causes an index pointer to revolve on the dial face. (See engraving.)

Log glass, reel and chip; aneroid barometer
Log glass, reel and chip; aneroid barometer
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