Barometers are devices that measure atmospheric pressure (also known as “air pressure” or “barometric pressure”). You can use these readings to predict the weather. For instance, high pressure ...

M.LÉON TEISSERENC DE BORT has invented an aneroid mirror barometer, which is described in a recent number of La Nature. It is based on a method analogous to that well-known since the researches of ...

While there’s no shortage of options when it comes to getting the weather forecast these days, barometers allow you to do so with a bit more class and style than simply checking the weather channel.