Encyclopaedia Britannica entry on the mercury barometer, crediting Evangelista Torricelli's 1643-44 experiment with a mercury-filled tube.
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PublisherEncyclopaedia Britannica
URLhttps://www.britannica.com/technology/mercury-barometer
Source Typeencyclopedia
Reliability Tier1
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Mercury Barometer (Britannica)
Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)
This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 2 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Scientists, 1 claims: 1 holds.
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