Torricelli's barometer

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:hospital
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Evangelista_Torricelli
gptkb:Robison's_air_pump
gptkbp:based_on principle of hydrostatics
gptkbp:consists_of glass tube
mercury column
gptkbp:example scientific instrumentation
fluid mechanics application
gptkbp:exhibited_at Pascal's law
the weight of air
vacuum above mercury
gptkbp:first_introduced aneroid barometer
gptkbp:height 760 mm at sea level
gptkbp:historical_period changed the understanding of air pressure
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Torricelli's barometer
gptkbp:innovation fluid dynamics
gptkbp:instrument scientific measurement
has historical significance.
gptkbp:instrumentation millimeters of mercury
gptkbp:invention gptkb:Evangelista_Torricelli
1643
gptkbp:is_a_tool_for gptkb:Research_Institute
weather conditions
climatology
gptkbp:is_affected_by temperature
gptkbp:is_associated_with barometric pressure
gptkbp:is_capable_of measure altitude indirectly
gptkbp:is_fundamental_to environmental science
barometry
gptkbp:is_often_depicted_as weather stations
gptkbp:is_often_used_in educational demonstrations
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:literary_work
gptkbp:is_related_to Torricelli's theorem
gptkbp:is_represented_in air pressure changes
the relationship between pressure and height
gptkbp:is_studied_in history of science
gptkbp:is_tested_for the principles of fluid statics
gptkbp:is_used_for predict weather changes
gptkbp:is_used_in meteorology
illustrate atmospheric pressure
gptkbp:key early meteorology
gptkbp:measures atmospheric pressure
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Evangelista_Torricelli
gptkbp:notable_event scientific innovation
gptkbp:notable_recipients the field of meteorology
gptkbp:related_model gas laws
gptkbp:significance the development of physics
gptkbp:technology study atmospheric phenomena
illustrates the concept of vacuum
gptkbp:type_of liquid barometer
gptkbp:uses mercury