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The book packed with information with excellent black/white drawings & photos over the ages.
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"The historical and technical evolution of the barometer during the three centuries since its invention is systematically and thoroughly documented... The author has furnished extremely valuable new data about many of the instrument makers... The more significant of the surviving barometric instruments are listed and described in a 20-page appendix, an extremely useful addition to a most impressive and valuable reference work for the historian of science and of technology alike. The book is clearly written and beautifully presented. It is thoroughly indexed and well illustrated throughout."
(Science)"This is an excellent book and an important one. It is recommended generally; in science collections it will become a standard work."
(Library Journal)"This unique treatise is indeed a milestone in meteorological literature and a model to be emulated by other specialists."
(Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society)"Dr. Knowles Middleton begins with the fascinating prehistory of this familiar instrument and gives in detail what is the best account of the seventeenth―century discoveries of vacuum and air pressure so far available in English. This well-written and well-produced book is of absorbing interest and takes its place as the standard work on its subject."
(Times Literary Supplement)"This is a book which should be found in any library covering either meteorology or general scientific instrumentation."
(Royal Meteorological Society Quarterly Journal)"The text is well documented from primary sources, and many of the illustrations are reproductions of original diagrams. The book is both instructive and delightful to read."
(American Journal of Physics)About the Author
W. E. Knowles Middleton (1902–88) wrote 15 books and 75 to 100 scientific papers related to the science of weather instruments and meteorological optics as well as their history. His major contribution was the book Meteorological Instruments, first published in 1953. From 1929–46, he worked for the Meteorological Service of Canada, specializing in measurement and instrumentation. After retiring, he was a professor emeritus and honorary lecturer associated with the Department of History of Medicine and Science at the University of British Columbia.
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The History of the Barometer
Seller: David Ford Books PBFA, Cley-next-the-Sea, United Kingdom
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Fine. Hardcover book, in dustjacket originally published in 1964. xx, 489pp. Nearly 200 figures and diagrams depict the wide variety of barometers as discussed by the author. A Fine copy in a Fine dustjacket. No inscriptions. Pictures available. Seller Inventory # 39203
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The History of the Barometer
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Baros Books, Wiltshire, UK, 1994
ISBN 10: 0948382082
ISBN 13: 9780948382086
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardback copy in dark green cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 489pp. B/w frontispiece, b/w illustrations throughout. Not library copy, no inscriptions, fading to dustjackets spine. (43/4). Seller Inventory # ABE-1584106276734
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Seller: powellbooks Somerset UK., Ilminster, SOM, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Without the barometer to measure atmospheric pressures many other scientific measurements would have been unobtainable, this is the instruments history. There is a booksellers label on the front flap and a small mark on the head of the text block, otherwise the book is square and tight, the dust jacket shows minor shelf scuffing. Price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only. Seller Inventory # 07737
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The History of the Barometer
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Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Seller Inventory # Q-0948382082