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Sympiesometer
Sympiesometer Sym`pi*e*som"e*ter, n. [Gr. ? compression (fr. ?
to press together; sy`n with + ? to press, squeeze) +
-meter.]
A sensitive kind of barometer, in which the pressure of the
atmosphere, acting upon a liquid, as oil, in the lower
portion of the instrument, compresses an elastic gas in the
upper part.
Meaning of Sympiesometer from wikipedia
- A
sympiesometer is a
compact and
lightweight type of
barometer that was
widely used on
ships in the 19th century. The
sensitivity of this
barometer was...
- transport. This
prevents water-hammer
damage to the
column in transit. A
sympiesometer is a
compact and
lightweight barometer that was
widely used on ships...
- ****ing out,
which included 22 chronometers, and five
examples of the
Sympiesometer, a kind of mercury-free
barometer patented by
Alexander Adie
which was...
-
electricity and the
causes of precipitation.
Alexander Adie
patents the
sympiesometer. July 29 –
French physicist Augustin-Jean
Fresnel submits his prizewinning...
- instruments,
optician and meteorologist. He was the
inventor of the
sympiesometer,
patented in 1818. He was born the son of
optician John Adie FRSE (died...
-
invented by
William Snow Harris.
FitzRoy obtained five
examples of the
Sympiesometer, a kind of mercury-free
barometer patented by
Alexander Adie and favoured...
- lenses. Over the
years the
company produced thermometers, microscopes,
sympiesometers, spectacles, and
Claude gl****es. Carpenter's
expertise in
optics allowed...
-
engineer Alexander James Adie, son of
Alexander Adie
inventor of the
sympiesometer. The line
opened 22 June 1843
after Hick's death,
following some problems...
