A selection of barometer books stocked. Can now be ordered online at www.barometerspareparts.co.uk and a few general books plus an excellent book by Ron Lobeck about using a barometer to tell the weather on www.buybarometers.co.uk.
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'FitzRoy and his Barometers' By Phillip Collins 140 pages ISBN-13:978-0-948382-14-7 110 Illustrations, paperback
Retail price: £9.95 (+£2 for UK postage ) Published Baros Books Published Nov 2007
Bizarre Barometers
by Philip R. Collins (Feb 2004)
This interesting book contains details of never before published information
on a few rare barometers as well as considerable detail about camphor glasses,
shark oil barometers and the inevitable weather houses and other peculiar
oddities that have turned up during the search for more 'normal' barometers.
It is an easy read with a surprising amount of information for the serious
and the not so serious collector. price £7.95 paper back
English Barometers 1680 - 1860
by Sir Nicholas Goodison
Covers development and history of the barometer, highlights individual makers
and lists some makers and retailers. Hardback, 388 pages, over 200 illustrations.
out of print
Barometers: Stick or Cistern Tube
by Edwin Banfield
Hardback, 256 pages, 296 illustrations.
Barometers: Wheel or Banjo
by Edwin Banfield
Hardback, 160 pages, 165 illustrations.
Barometers: Aneroid or Barographs
by Edwin Banfield
Hardback, 160 pages, 130 illustrations
Antique Barometers: An Illustrated Survey
by Edwin Banfield
A reprint of a popular guide to stick, wheel and aneroid barometers and
barographs. Softback, 128 pages, 118 illustrations
Barometers
by Anita McConnell
A comprehensive little book. Paperback, 32 pages, 50 illustrations
Care & Restoration of Barometers (2nd Edition)
enlarged and revised
by Philip R Collins
Describes in detail how to restore wheel barometers and touches on stick
and aneroid barometers. Softback, 128 pages, 175 illustrations
now available as 2nd edition with more text - a very popular book
Barometer Makers and Retailers 1660 - 1900
by Edwin Banfield
An alphabetical list of more than 4000 makers and retailers who were active
in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Information includes makers working
or estimated working dates, the business addresses where known and other
items. Softback, 256 pages, 28 illustrations.
A Brief Account of the Barometer
A reprint of an original leaflet from 1834 with later additions or
Admiral Fitzroy's remarks and altitude compensation scale. 8 page leaflet
The Italian Influence on English Barometers from
1780
by Edwin Banfield
Traces the origins and background of the early Italian migrant barometer
makers. He discusses the Italian influence on the style and design of wheel,
stick and aneroid barometers and explains how they were able to dominate
the British market. Softback, 160 pages, 200 illustrations.
Vulgar & Mechanick, The Scientific Instrument
Trade in Ireland 1650 - 1921
by J E Burnett and A D Morrison-Low OUT OF PRINT
A useful addition for the barometer enthusiast covering scientific instrument
makers in Ireland, some of whom made barometers. Hardback, 166 pages, 53
illustrations NOW OUT OF PRINT 30/01/01
Brass & Glass, Scientific Instrument Making
Workshops in Scotland
by T N Clarke, A D Morrison-Low and A D C Simpson
A well researched book covering instrument makers in Scotland, some of whom
were barometer makers. In-dept study of several interesting firms with excellent
photographs. Softback, 320 pages, 218 illustrations.
The History of the Barometer
by W E Knowles Middleton
The acknowledged authority on the subject of barometers and the first and
only complete world history of the mercury, aneroid and all other barometers,
including barographs. Does not cover types or styles of case. Excellent
book for the mechanically minded. Hardback, 512 pages.
A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments
by Negretti & Zambra
First published in 1864. Describes the methods of construction, the scientific
principles and practical uses of barometers, thermometers, hygrometers,
rain-guages, anemometers, electrometers, ozonometers and other meteorological
instruments. 98 illustrations and 19 tables. Softback, 159 pages
The Banfield Family Collection of Barometers
by Edwin Banfield
An illustrated guide to the Banfield Collection housed at Barometer World.
Includes an introduction to the collection and a short description of each
instrument, including the estimated date of manufacture. Softback, over
300 photographs.
Aneroid Barometers and Their Restoration
by Philip R Collins
Covers repairing movements, various styles, history and types.
Barographs now revised and second edition
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by Philip R. Collins
An illustrated guide to barographs from their early beginings through to
approx 1950. covers many types, well illustrated and includes tips for maintaining
and using.
