Title
The wonders of science
Caption
The beginnings of meteorology: on 19 September 1648, Florin Périer, at the request of Blaise Pascal, carried out the Torricelli tube experiment at the top of the Puy-de-Dôme mountain and proved the existence of atmospheric pressure.
Illustration from "Les Merveilles de la science ou description populaire des inventions modernes" written by Louis Figuier and published in 1867 by Furne, Jouvet et Cie.
Date
1867
Credit line
Photo12
Reference
COM23A01_123
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
265,6Mb (9,7Mb) / 35,3in x 29,2in / 10589 x 8768 (300dpi)