Re: absolute pressure

[Herbert H Gottlieb <herbgottlieb@JUNO.COM>]

According to my dictionary, "aneroid" means no liquid.

Now, just for the record....

Where can one purchase a "mercury barometer" that does not
require any air to operate?

              : - )

Herb


On Tue, 04 Jun 2002 23:33:59 -0500 Brian Whatcott <inet@INTELLISYS.NET>
writes:
> At 05:30 PM 6/4/02, Herb G wrote:
> > On Tue, 04 Jun 2002 14:52:55 -0400 "John S. Denker"
> <jsd@MONMOUTH.COM>
> > writes:
> > > "Frohne, Vickie" wrote:
> > > > one can get aneroid barometers that don't use mercury.
> > >
> > > Yup.  At the auto-parts store among other places.
> > >   http://www.nettally.com/silly34/mapbp.htm
> >
> > YES! But is it possible to get an "aneroid" barometer that
> > DOES USE  mercury???
> >
> > If so, where are they available??
> >
> > Herb Gottlieb from New York City
> > (Where it is most difficult to find an aneroid barometer that uses
> > mercury.)
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> As it turns out, the traditional mercury level barometer *is*
> aneroid.
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> However, the so-called
> 'aneroid capsule' actuated barometer is not, [or need not be]
> aneroid.
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> How about that!   :-)
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> Brian Whatcott
>    Altus OK                      Eureka!