When was Barometer invented?

raman   November 18, 2011   Comments Off on When was Barometer invented?

Between the year 1640 and 1643 a water barometer was invented by an Italian mathematician Gasparo Berti. In the year 1643, an Italian physicist Evangelista Torricelli invented the mercury barometer. The French scientist Lucien Vidie invented the aneroid barometer in 1843 by using a spring balance. Barometer is a scientific instrument that measures pressure of air.

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Barometer Inventor Lucien Vidie

Barometer Inventor Gasparo Berti