I don't know about you, but I've been a regular watcher of the local TV news for decades. The news and sports are well and good, but the weather forecast is always the main event. When the temps start ...

MACON, Ga. — High pressure and low pressure systems dictate most of the weather in Central Georgia. To measure pressure in the atmosphere meteorologists use a barometer. If you split the word ...

Nicolas Fortin, an instrument maker in Paris in the early nineteenth century, introduced a mercury barometer with a glass and leather cistern so designed that the barometer could be safely moved from ...

A barometer is a tool meteorologists use to measure atmospheric pressure, which is defined using millibars (mb). The layers of air in the Earth’s atmosphere has weight to it - which is pulled toward ...

FARGO — The barometer is one of the basic instruments of meteorology. It is used to measure air pressure. The word comes from a combination of two Greek words; "baro," meaning weight, and "meter," ...

LYON, FRANCE - 15 September 2006 - Atari and Ignition Entertainment are today pleased to announce Mercury Meltdown Remix, the popular franchise's first showing on the PlayStation®2. Take control of a ...

This barometer has an ornate oak case with a profile bust of George Washington covering the cistern. The inscription on a metal plate at the top reads “BENJN PIKE JUNR” and “294 BROADWAY / NEW YORK.” ...