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2B35.70 - Weatherglass Barometer

Code Number: 2B35.70
Demo Title: Weatherglass Barometer
Condition: Excellent
Principle: Air Pressure
Area of Study: Fluids
Equipment:
Weatherglass Barometer.
Procedure:
Fill the weatherglass barometer with colored water 1 to 2 inches above the spout joint. A drop of baby oil into the spout after filling will prevent evaporation from the vessel.
References:
- Thomas B. Greenslade Jr., "The Pneumatic Inkwell and the Barometer", TPT, Vol. 62, #5, May 2024, p. 360.
- Sebastian J. Spicker, Alexander Kupper, Andre Bresges, "Mission to Mars - Concept and Implementation of a Design-Based (Hands-On) Smartphone Experiment Helping Students Understand the Effects Caused by Differences in Air Pressure", TPT, Vol. 60, #1, Jan. 2022, p. 47.
- E.R. Reddingius, "A Simple Barometer", TPT, Vol. 38, # 5, p. 300, May 2000.
- Chu E-qing, "A Demonstration to Show the Variation of Atmospheric Pressure with Height", TPT, Vol. 24, # 6, Sept. 1986, p. 354.
- M. A. Vandyck, "On an Alternative Type of Water Barometer", AJP, Vol. 57, No. 5, May 1989.
- "A Homemade Barometer", The Boy Scientist, p. 31.
- Janice VanCleave, "14, Fountain Machine", Teaching the Fun of Physics, p. 25.
- Gerard L' E Turner, "The Aneroid Barometer", Nineteenth-Century Scientific Instruments, p. 236- 237.