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1820-35 Large Clock Barometer by Silvani Brighton Antique Forecast Instrument

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Rare large barometer complete with clock signed Silvani Brighton, dated from 1820 and 1835. Finely crafted mahogany wood case with double thread at the edges. Large silver-plated brass dial engraved with meteorological indications and double hand, the first one directly connected to the barometric tube indicates the atmospheric pressure trend, the second one, operated by a wheel placed under the large meteorological dial, acts as a reading vernier to check the variation of atmospheric pressure over time. 7-day spring-loaded clock, checked and working, and enamel hour dial with Latin numbers, white background and black numbers, with blued steel hands, thermometer from 0° to 120° Fahrenheit, and level for correct positioning of the instrument on the wall with the maker's name. Very good condition, fully functional. For safety during transport the barometer will be shipped emptied of mercury. The mercury will be placed in a sealed container in the package together with the barometer. Height 121 cm - 47.63 inches, width 36 cm - 14.17 inches, thickness 8 cm - 3.14 inches. When it was discovered, that changes of atmospheric pressure are connected to changes of weather, barometers became very popular. Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), mathematician and physicist, Galileo’s disciple, was the fist one in 1643 to make an instrument for measure changes of air pressure. Man, as farmer or navigator, has always observed and tried to forecast the changes of weather. Scientific studies about these changes began in the middle ofXVII century, following experiments about the existence of empty, that antique philosophers denied because “nature hates empty!”.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 47.64 in (121 cm)Width: 14.18 in (36 cm)Depth: 3.15 in (8 cm)
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  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1825-1845
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  • Seller Location:
    Milan, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1020223486212

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