This Galileo Storm Bottle Weather Station is a striking desk instrument, which combines centuries-old principles to provide meteorological information. A special combination of liquids inside the glass are able to predict weather changes.
Galileo Galilei’s discovery that the relative density of liquids varies, according to temperature, provides the basis for the thermometer of floating glass globes. It is Admiral Robert Fitzroy’s observations aboard HMS Beagle (during Charles Darwin’s famous voyage) that allows weather changes to be predicted with the appearance of streaks, cloudiness, flakes and crystals, known as the ‘Storm Glass’.
Each of the liquid-filled floats weighs grams more than the one above it in the cylinder to ensure a stately and orderly procession of ups and downs as the temperature changes. To accomplish this balancing, the tags on which the temperature is marked, are attached by hand. The fluid in the floats and the cylinder has to be exactly the same density for the thermometer to function properly. Four hundred years ago Galileo discovered that specifically weighted floating bubbles would predictably rise or sink in a liquid as the temperature of that liquid is changed.
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Product Code:NT6504
Mainland UK Delivery
| Delivery Option | Delivery Time | Tracked | Signed For | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Delivery (Orders Under £75) | 2-3 Working Days | No | No | £6.95 |
| All Standard Orders Over £75) | 2-3 Working Days | Yes | Yes | FREE |
Delivery Surcharges: Liquids, Paint & Gas | N/A | N/A | N/A | £10.00 |
| Delivery Surcharges: Flares (UK Mainland Only) | N/A | N/A | N/A | £25.00 |
| Delivery Surcharges: Large Liferafts | N/A | N/A | N/A | £35.00 |
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