Marine Barometer

Marine Barometer, Mahogany, Internal V-Shaped Case with Round-Top
Nairne and Blunt, London, England, ca 1780
Gift of Joel Barlow

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Edward Nairne constructed what was probably the first marine barometer with a constricted tube for the second voyage of Captain James Cook's (1772-1775). Based on the contemporary descriptions and illustrations researchers believe that this instrument may have traveled with Cook during his third voyage (1776-1779).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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