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Brass table-top barometer station signed Semca Swiss 1950s

$1,305.40
£974.69
€1,100
CA$1,834.07
A$2,006.71
CHF 1,035.46
MX$24,030.17
NOK 13,145.63
SEK 12,316.19
DKK 8,379.01

About the Item

Brass table-top barometer station by Semca Swiss made in the 1950s for the American market, consisting of an aneroid barometer, thermometer with dual Centigrade and Fahrenheit scales, and hand-wound clock. Buono stato perfettamente funzionante. Measures 15x3x10 cm - inches 5.9x1.2x4. Since ancient times man, as a farmer and navigator, has observed and attempted to predict weather patterns. The scientific study of the changes occurring in the atmosphere began in the mid-17th century, in connection with experiments tending to prove the existence of a vacuum, which ancient philosophers denied because "nature abhors a vacuum!".Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), mathematician and physicist, a disciple of Galileo, was the first in 1643 to build an instrument capable of detecting changes in air pressure, which he understood to be related to changes in atmospheric weather.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 4 in (10.16 cm)Width: 5.9 in (14.99 cm)Depth: 1.2 in (3.05 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1950
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Milan, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1020244452792

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