RefNo | MOB/073 |
Level | Item |
Title | Barograph by Short & Mason |
Artist | Short & Mason |
Date | c.1920 |
Description | A mechanical barograph, with an ink pen at the end of the writing arm to document changes in air pressure on the paper around the drum. Contained in a mahogany case. |
Extent | 1 instrument |
ObjectName | Scientific Instrument |
Materials | Brass, paper, wood, glass |
Dimensions | h 270 x w 435 x d 210 mm |
AccessStatus | Open |
Provenance | Exact provenance unknown. In 1904 Dr. William Napier Shaw displayed an 'atmospheric barograph' at a Royal Society Soiree [PC/3/3/6]. Later correspondence from 1910-11 documents Shaw and the then Secretary of the Royal Society discussing the barograph's deposit at the Royal Society NLB/43/424]. It is possible that this is the same barograph. |
RelatedRecord | NLB/43/424/ |
PC/3/3/6 |
URLDescription | Digital version available on The Royal Society Picture Library |
URL | https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-17697 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA7142 | Shaw; Sir; William Napier (1854 - 1945) | 1854 - 1945 |