Fitzroy Fisheries Barometer
Introduction
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Fitzroy Fisheries Barometer
Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 3 May 2015
Admiral Robert Fitzroy (1805 -1865) devised the Fishery Barometer in 1857 and instituted a network of about 100 barometers located around the coast of Britain for recording pressure and warning of imminent storms. This barometer, sited in Victoria Street Stromness, is number 98 in the network and was still in regular use until about 2005.
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Image Location
Latitude
58.96129
Longitude
-3.299978