Philip Collins
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Philip Collins is the founder and curator of Barometer World
in Merton, Devon
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He has been a non-aligned district Councillor for the Clinton Ward of Torridge
District Council since 2001.
He is the secretary of the British Barometer Makers Association and a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society
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Barometer World
Barometer World was established in 1979 by Philip Collins, is located in the village of Merton, near Great Torrington, Devon, UK and is the world's largest barometer museum . Barometer World makes, sells and restores barometers of a variety of types.-History:...
in Merton, Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
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He has been a non-aligned district Councillor for the Clinton Ward of Torridge
Torridge
Torridge is a local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based in Bideford. Other towns and villages in the district include Holsworthy, Great Torrington, Hartland and Westward Ho!. The Island of Lundy is administratively part of the District...
District Council since 2001.
He is the secretary of the British Barometer Makers Association and a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society
Royal Meteorological Society
The Royal Meteorological Society traces its origins back to 3 April 1850 when the British Meteorological Society was formed as a society the objects of which should be the advancement and extension of meteorological science by determining the laws of climate and of meteorological phenomena in general...
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