This is perhaps more of a cultural barometer than a reflection on the work itself.
en.wikipedia.org Just some of such instruments included chronometers, telescopes, sextants, microscopes, magnetic compasses, thermometers, hygrometers, barometers, electrometers, and eudiometers.
en.wikipedia.org Interestingly, an office in the ship yard which contained another weather station was also struck -- the barometer there recorded a drop of 6 mb.
en.wikipedia.org He logged cloud cover, barometer readings, wind direction, and rainfall.
en.wikipedia.org Summit at noon, barometer, 20.35; thermometer, 65; elevation, 10,327 feet.
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