This is a very nice antique barometer. I believe it is german. The barometer measures about 17 1/2 tall and is in working order. The white gauge portion of the thermometer appears to be milk glass. The wood appears to have the original finish. There are [...]
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1783 FIRST SCIENTIFIC FLIGHT / FIRST MANNED HYDROGEN BALLOON FLIGHT Broadside
1783 first scientific flight / first manned hydrogen. Balloon flight – illustrated broadside. [aeronautics and aviation] [1783] charles, (jacques alexandre cesar) and robert, (nicolas). Du globe aerostatique, qui s’est eleve de dessus l’un des bassins du jardin. Royal des tuilleries le 1er decembre 1783 a 1. Min, tel qu’ll a du pont royal. (9-3/4 [...]