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View full screenCistern tube barometer with brass plate with sliding pointer and two scales, by James Watt, Glasgow, c. 1760
T.1975.51
Watt, James, 1736 - 1819
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Northern Europe
c. 1760
Brass, wood, glass, mercury, leather
Discoveries Redisplay, 2015
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