mercurial barometer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mercurial barometer
First recorded in 1685–95
Example Sentences
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The positions of the figures on the dial are originally obtained by numerous comparisons with a standard mercurial barometer, and the scale is graduated to correspond with the mercurial barometer.
From The Mastery of the Air by Claxton, William J.
In the last chapter we saw how the ordinary mercurial barometer can be used to ascertain fairly accurately the height of mountains.
From The Mastery of the Air by Claxton, William J.
It is a substitute, and perhaps the best of all substitutes, for the mercurial barometer.
From A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility by Negretti, Henry
One of the objects of Mr. Glaisher’s experiments in balloons was “to compare the readings of an aneroid barometer with those of a mercurial barometer up to five miles.”
From A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility by Negretti, Henry
Such slight variations are more easily observed on the aneroid than on the mercurial barometer, and therefore it is commonly stated that the aneroid is the more sensitive instrument.
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