Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 640
used,which coils and un-coils like a spring,according to the pres-sure on it. There are otherbarometers, such asthe Water Barometer,which can be fixedagainst the side of ahouse, and if the waterbe coloured, it willprove a useful indi-cator. As the nameindicates, water is usedinstead of mercury,… … The Water Barometer. 78 Gases and liquids. against the house ; on the top is a funnel furnished witha stop cock, and placed in a vase of water. The lowerpart of the tube is bent, and a glass cylinder attached,with another stop-cock—the glass being about three feetlong, and graduated. Fill the tube…
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