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American Paulin System Aneroid Altimeter

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These devices operate on the straightforward principle that atmospheric pressure varies inversely with elevation. 

Its use in practice (Determination of Altitude with the Aneroid Barometer, Iowa Academy of Science, 1953): https://scholarworks.uni.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3169&context=pias

A similar unit at the Smithsonian: https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1420464

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