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pressure gauge

object, machine, apparatus, tool, technical instrument

A barometer in which the atmospheric pressure affects the lower, open part of the vesssel, which is bent upwards.

Traveljournal 1825–1827

Traveljournal 1845

  • Fischer, Johann Conrad: Tagebücher. Bearbeitet von Karl Schib. Schaffhausen 1951.
  • Barometer. In: Brockhaus’ Kleines Konversations-Lexikon 5. Auflage, Band 1. Leipzig 1911, S. 154 (Zeno.org, Stand 14.3.2023).

Cite as: pressure gauge. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/keywords/gfa-keywords-9176, viewed on 6 June 2025.

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Mercury barometer with a siphon-shaped mercury tube, produced by Vaccano & Hiacinth, Munich 1772