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H7354 Rain gauge (pluviograph), wood / brass / iron / glass, maker uknown, used at Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1860-1900. Click to enlarge.
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Rain gauge (pluviograph)

"Mr. Tornaghi for the Sydney Observatory has also constructed numbers of tide-gauges, standard barometers, self-registering barometers, micrometer eye-pieces, and numberless other instruments of importance."

While it is not known who made this rain-gauge, it seems likely that it was made locally by either Tornaghi or in the Observatory's own workshop. Measuring rainfall was an important feature of the Observatory's work and the staff not only obtained gauges for their own use, but also …

Summary

Object No.

H7354

Object Statement

Rain gauge (pluviograph), wood / brass / iron / glass, maker uknown, used at Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1860-1900

Physical Description

Rain gauge (pluviograph), housed in wooden box, painted grey. Galvanised iron funnel fits into top and collects water to a double-acting balance, which activates an indicator. Recording clockwork drum provides a daily graph. Clockwork includes anchor escapement. A piece of timber has detached from the housing and a bottle of ink accompanies the rain gauge.

Short URL

https://ma.as/248205

Dimensions

Height

500 mm

Width

295 mm

Depth

460 mm

Source

Credit Line

Gift of the Bureau of Meteorology, 1963

Acquisition Date

22 September 1963

Cite this Object

Harvard

Rain gauge (pluviograph) 2023, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 26 March 2023, <https://ma.as/248205>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/248205 |title=Rain gauge (pluviograph) |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=26 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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