On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:13:12 -0500, jlrogers±³© wrote:

"John W. Bienko" wrote in message
...
Reading a book re the HMS Beagle I discovered reference to a
Stormglass.
I ordered one from the Chandlery and was very pleased with the simple
technology and the reliablity of the forecast weather.
May I assume it;s a glass tube with mercury in it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_glass