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Re: absolute pressure

I think there are six or seven answers to Herb's question. Another one is to
drop the barometer from the top of the building and time its fall. I can't
remember all the other methods.

poj

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fran Poodry" <FPoodry@AOL.COM>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: absolute pressure


In a message dated 6/5/02 7:13:08 PM, Herb Gottlieb from New York City
writes:

BTW.Do you remember how can you find the height of a building using a
mercury barometer???

I don't think anyone actually responded to this part of Herb's posting.
As I
recall, you go to the building superintendent and say, "If you will tell
me
the height of this building, I will give you this nice barometer."

Fran Poodry
Williamstown High School
Williamstown, NJ