Diagonal (angle) barometer
John Whitehurst
- Art Funded
- 1993
- Dimensions
- 104 x 11 cm
- Vendor
- Norman Adams Ltd
It is known that Boulton, the owner of Soho House, owned one of these diagonal barometers.
The angle of the tube ensured a more accurate reading, since the mercury moved a long way in response to only slight changes in air pressure.
Provenance
Norman Adams Ltd.