I don't know about you, but I've been a regular watcher of the local TV news for decades. The news and sports are well and good, but the weather forecast is always the main event. When the temps start ...

If you've always dreamed of owning a stunning piece of British nautical history, now is your chance – but it won't come cheap. A barometer owned by the legendary Anglo-Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton ...

Regency wheel barometer made by John Russell The MT3 rocking chair The barometer is more famous as a metaphor than an object. The word rolls off the tongue nicely and makes the most obvious statement ...

A PORTABLE barometer made by the well-known clockmaker Daniel Quare (1649-1724) has been lent by Mr. K. Meyrick, of Corbridge-on-Tyne, to the Science Museum, South Kensington. The barometer is an ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Invented in the 1660s by Robert Hooke ...

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STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - Tapping a barometer to check the weather may become a thing of the past after the European Parliament on Tuesday adopted new rules to scrap the use of mercury and ...