You might have read news articles claiming an EU ban on mercury means the end for the humble British barometer. But it turns out the story's a lot more complicated - as we found out when we met ...

STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - Tapping a barometer to check the weather may become a thing of the past after the European Parliament on Tuesday adopted new rules to scrap the use of mercury and ...

About 300 tonnes of mercury is used by industry in the EU each year but just 0.2 per cent of this is used in barometers Britain's traditional barometer makers and restorers were facing closure last ...

It hangs in the vestibule, next to the old navigation charts. The antique barometer is a decorative accent, in the era of 24-hour weather news. In recent years, though, it has become a lurking ...

Euro MPs have signalled the end of traditional barometers, in a move to ban the sale of products containing mercury across the EU. The parliament's environment committee rejected a bid to exclude ...

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Mercury Stick Barometer made by Horn & Thornthwaite instrument makers. The body is made of oak with displays for the barometer and integral thermometer of engraved bone. The Barometer is calbrated in ...

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