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EUPATHEOSCOPE [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

An instrument designed by A. F. Dufton in 1929 to record the warmth of a room from the point of view of comfort.

OBS

[The eupatheoscope] consists of a blackened hollow copper cylinder heated by a carbon filament and a metal filament lamp, which are controlled by a thermostat to maintain a temperature of 75°F.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Instrument de mesure de la chaleur d'une pièce du point de vue confort.

Spanish

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