Torricelli Barometer (Replica)
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content: Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647) was an Italian physicist and student of Galileo who, in 1643, created the first barometer by filling a long glass tube with mercury, and upending it into a basin filled with mercury. This replica of that famous instrument was created in the Smithsonian model shop, for use in museum exhibitions.
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
label: Exhibition
content: Power Machinery
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
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content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.308465.01.01
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content: 91736
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content: 308465.01.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Model of Torricelli's Barometer
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content: Torricelli's Barometer (Model)
label: Object Name
content: Torricelli Barometer (Model)
label: Object Name
content: Torricelli Barometer (Replica)