Artificial horizon, roof, mercury

Description

Artificial horizon, mercury roof horizon, ordnance pattern, of black-painted brass and iron with mercury tray and bottle, in fitted wooden box, signed and made by Patrick Adie of London, c. 1860

Museum reference

T.1980.165

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Artificial horizon, roof, mercury

Production information

Adie, Patrick, 1821 - 1886
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1860

Materials

Cast iron, Brass, Iron, Iron, Wood

Physical description

Brass and iron, mercury tray and bottle, glazed cover

Associations

Arthur Frank Collection of Scottish Scientific Instruments

References

T.N. Clarke, A.D. Morrison-Low and A.D.C. Simpson (1989): "Brass and Glass