mercurial barometer

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Origin of mercurial barometer

First recorded in 1685–95

Words nearby mercurial barometer

Merckx, Mercosur, Mercouri, mercurate, mercurial, mercurial barometer, mercurialism, mercurialize, mercuric, mercuric chloride, mercuric oxide

How to use mercurial barometer in a sentence

Of the many forms of mercurial barometer, that perhaps known as Fortins is the best.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
After a long scrutiny of sky and sea, and a tap at the mercurial barometer hanging in the chart-house, he spoke to the mate.
The Viking Blood|Frederick William Wallace
A simple form of the mercurial barometer is shown in Fig. 5.
Practical Exercises in Elementary Meteorology|Robert DeCourcy Ward
It should be set to read with the mercurial barometer at 32° F.
A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments|Henry Negretti

The mercurial barometer can be made self-registering by concentrating Barographs.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various