 | John Attfield - 1867 - 476 σελίδες
...indicated by the barometer (from fidpos, baros, weight, and pirpov, metron, measure), a glass tube 33 or 34 inches long, closed at one end, filled with mercury, and inverted in a cup of mercury. The mercury remains in the tube owing to the weight or pressure of the atmosphere on the exposed surface... | |
 | John Attfield - 1867 - 478 σελίδες
...(from fidpos, baros, weight, and pirpov, metron, measure), a glass tube 33 or 34 inches long, closed ai one end, filled with mercury, and inverted in a cup of mercury. The mercury remains in the tube owing to "the weight or pressure of the atmosphere on the exposed surface... | |
 | John Attfield - 1871 - 568 σελίδες
...baros, weight, and ^eVpoj/, meiron, measure). The ordinary mercurial barometer is a glass tube 33 or 34 inches long, closed at one end, filled with mercury, and inverted in a small cistern or cup of mercury. The mercury remains in the tube owing to the weight or pressure of... | |
 | William James Browne - 1872 - 146 σελίδες
...Balloons, smoke, and clouds are examples. i 225. The Cistern Barometer consists, in its ' simplest form, of a glass tube like that used in Torricelli's experiment,...been carefully boiled, to expel air and moisture. An iron rod, D, with pointed ends, is attached, and may be moved up and down by a screw. One end is... | |
 | 1873 - 630 σελίδες
...fcaros, weight, and ^uaVpoy, metron, measure). The ordinary mercurial barometer is a glass tube 33 or 34 inches long, closed at one end, filled with mercury, and inverted in a small cistern or cup of mercury. The mercury remains in the tube owing to the weight or pressure of... | |
 | John Attfield - 1876 - 702 σελίδες
...baros, weight, and pitpot, meiron, measure). The ordinary mercurial barometer is a glass tube 33' or 34 inches long, closed at one end, filled with mercury, and inverted in a small cistern or cup of mercury (fig. G2). The mercury remains in the tube owing to the weight or pressure... | |
 | Sydney Lupton - 1882 - 374 σελίδες
...THE BAROMETER. The barometer in its most simple form consists of a tube about 1 cm wide, and 80 cm long, closed at one end, filled with mercury, and inverted in a vessel of mercury. Since fluids transmit pressure equally in all directions, the pressure of the air... | |
 | 1902 - 730 σελίδες
...argon. 565.09 grains. The simplest form of mercurial barometer is a straight glass tube about 34 in, long, closed at one end, filled with mercury, and inverted in a basin of mercury. The height of the mercurial column at sea level is 30 in., or to be more exact, 76... | |
 | George Milbry Gould - 1891 - 524 σελίδες
...determining weight and tension of the atmosphere. It consists essentially of a glass tube about 36 inches long, closed at one end, filled with mercury, and inverted in a basin of mercury. The mercury will sink in the tube until it rests at a height of about 30 inches at... | |
 | George Milbry Gould - 1894 - 638 σελίδες
...determining weight and tension of the atmosphere. It consists essentially of a glass tul>e about 36 inches long, closed at one end, filled with mercury, and inverted in a basin of mercury. The mercury will sink in the tube until it rests at a height of alx>ut 30 inches... | |
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... inches long, closed at one end, filled with mercury, and inverted in a cup of mercury. The mercury... 
