General Barometer Document Downloads
From 1838, the article "Remarks on the Practical Utility of the Sympiesometer..." by Richard Baird Smith from the Madras Journal of Literature and Science is available below. The quality of the original is very rough (22 pages):
An 1841 booklet by G Leoni, 'Ample Instructions for the Barometer and Thermometer", is available here (44 pages):
An 1849 booklet 'Manual of the Mercurial and Aneroid Barometers' by John Henry Belville is available for download below (60 pages):
From 1881, the booklet "The Glycerine Barometer" by James B Jordan is available below (26 pages):
Charles F Marvin's 'Barometers and the Measurement of Atmospheric Pressure' was the US reference book for barometric measurements in the first half of the 20th century. This is the 2nd edition published by the US Weather Bureau in 1901 (89 pages).
This is the 4th edition published by the US Weather Bureau in 1912 (109 pages).
This is the 7th edition published by the US Weather Bureau in 1941, which was the last revision before it was superseded by the WBAN Manual of Barometry in 1963. It can be downloaded below (94 pages).
From 1914, US Bureau of Standards Circular No 46, "The Testing of Barometers" may be downloaded below (12 pages):
The 1963 WBAN Manual of Barometry is available below (1016 pages):
From 1980, the US Federal Aviation Administration publication "Minimum Barometry for Calibration and Test of Atmospheric Pressure Instruments" is available for download below (6 pages):
An undated booklet "Looking After Your Barometer" by R E Rose is available below (37 pages):
