Object Details
- Ernst
- Description
- On February 12, 1853, the Smithsonian paid M. Ernst in Paris $100 for four mercury barometers and metal tripods. This instrument, marked "Ernst, Rue de Lille, No. 11, à Paris (No 303)," is one of those barometers. The scale extends from 400 to 825 millimeters, and is read by vernier to tenths. There is a mercury-in-glass thermometer on the side of the tube. And there is a knob for adjusting the size of the cistern so that the barometer may be safely moved from one place to another.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian Institution
- 1853
- ID Number
- PH.314625
- accession number
- 208046
- catalog number
- 314625
- Object Name
- barometer
- barometer
- Measurements
- overall: 39 in x 1 15/16 in; 99.06 cm x 4.92125 cm
- overall: 39 3/4 in x 2 in; 100.965 cm x 5.08 cm
- place made
- France: Île-de-France, Paris
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
- Measuring & Mapping
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1419475
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-7921-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
