A Companion to the Mountain Barometer by Thomas Jones

A Companion to the Mountain Barometer

Thomas Jones

48 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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The Englefield mountain barometer was designed to calculate altitude and was so easy to use that a reading could be taken out of the window of a carriage - provided the horses stood still. Using a bar of mercury, which fell in the lower air pressu...

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