Mercury Barometer

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:scientific_instrument
gptkb:Barometer
gptkbp:alternativeTo gptkb:Aneroid_Barometer
gptkbp:category Pressure Measurement Device
gptkbp:component Glass Tube
Mercury Reservoir
gptkbp:introducedIn 1643
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Evangelista_Torricelli
gptkbp:material gptkb:Mercury
gptkbp:measures Atmospheric Pressure
Inches of Mercury
Millimeters of Mercury
gptkbp:notableExample Fortin Barometer
gptkbp:operates Balancing Atmospheric Pressure Against Mercury Column
gptkbp:readingDependsOn Temperature
Altitude
gptkbp:requires Vertical Orientation
gptkbp:riskFactor Toxic Mercury Exposure
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Weather_Forecasting
Meteorology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:La_Pression_Barométrique
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mercury Barometer

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