Archive: October 2017

Harrison's Chronometer and the Determination of Longitude
History of Aneroid Barometers | October 29, 2017
Harrison’s Chronometer and the Determination of Longitude
The Science Museum recently posted a very interesting blog about the story behind John Harrison and his portrait at the Royal Observatory. In its own way, the invention of the aneroid barometer by Lucien Vidi and its determination of altitude…
Vavasseur Antiques is now on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook!
Vavasseur Antiques - Antique & Vintage Aneroid Barometers, Barographs & Other Scientific Instruments | October 8, 2017
Vavasseur Antiques is now on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook!
Find Vavasseur Antiques on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook… We now have an official Vavasseur Antiques Twitter feed – @VavasseurAnt, an Instagram page – vavasseur_antiques, and a Facebook page – @vavasseurantiques, where we post up images and details of new and/or …