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Evangelista Torricelli , 1608-47, Italian physicist and mathematician. He was Galileo's secretary (1641-42) and his successor as professor of philosophy and mathematics at Florence. He invented the barometer (1643), called the Torricelli tube
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the barometer was invented in 1643 by the italian scientist Evangelista Torricelli
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∙ 7y agoEvangelista Torricelli is credited with having developed the Mercury barometer and it was used to measure atmospheric pressure. However, at that time it was not used for weather prediction.
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Who discovered mercury barometer?
The Italian scientist Evangelista Torricelli is considered the inventor of a barometer in 1643 but many others have been preoccupied with this issue and before it.The purpose of a barometer is to measure the pressure.
What is an aneroid barometer called?
Well, an aneroid barometer, is called an aneroid barometer- but, a barometer measures air pressure, and an aneroid barometer is a barometer that contains no liquid.
What is the most commonly used barometer?
The most commonly used barometer is the mercury barometer.However, it is not easy to transport but it gives more accurate results. Another type of barometer is Aneroid barometer which is easy to transport and handle.
What equipment do you use to measure air pressure?
It is called a barometer, first developed in the 1600's
Is barometer a noun in the dictionary?
yes barometer is a noun in the dictionary
Who is lucien vidie?
he is a french inventor .he invented the barometer.
Who discovered mercury barometer?
The Italian scientist Evangelista Torricelli is considered the inventor of a barometer in 1643 but many others have been preoccupied with this issue and before it.The purpose of a barometer is to measure the pressure.
What is an aneroid barometer called?
Well, an aneroid barometer, is called an aneroid barometer- but, a barometer measures air pressure, and an aneroid barometer is a barometer that contains no liquid.
Air pressure is typically measured with a?
Air pressure is measured with a barometer.
What does a barometer has in it?
barometer has mercury inside it .
Did Blaise Pascal invent the aneroid barometer?
Blaise Pascal did not invent the aneroid barometer. Pascal had heard of experiments performed by Evangelista Torricelli using mercury barometers and duplicated this experiment in order to provide further evidence of the existence of vacuums. An aneroid barometer is a barometer that does not employ the use of liquid, mercury in this case. The idea for the aneroid barometer was recorded as being first conceived by German philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Leibniz around 1700. The actual first general use application was created by French inventor Lucien Vidie around 1843, almost 150 years later.
A barometer is an instrument used for measuring water pressure?
otherwise know as a barometer and it measures air pressure in newtons
How was Stonehenge used as a barometer?
It was not used as a barometer.
What is the plural of barometer?
The plural for barometer is barometers.
How did the barometer get its name?
a man named the barometer
What is a barometer test?
What is the civilian barometer test?
What is a barometer with Mercury called?
A mercury barometer.
