barometer
The origin and history of barometer.
Etymology
Coined in 1665 by the scientist Robert Boyle from Greek roots meaning "weight" and "measure," to name the instrument Torricelli had invented about twenty years earlier.
The origin and history of barometer.
Coined in 1665 by the scientist Robert Boyle from Greek roots meaning "weight" and "measure," to name the instrument Torricelli had invented about twenty years earlier.