Barometer
An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, invented by Torricelli. It demonstrated the existence of vacuum and allowed for weather forecasting.
Core metadata
- ID: barometer
- Era: Renaissance
- First known date: 1500 (unknown)
- Region: Afro-Eurasia and other historical societies
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Alchemy (alchemy)
- Early Fluid Mechanics (fluid_mechanics_early)
- Glassmaking (glassmaking)
- Scientific Method (scientific_method)
Dependents
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Glass of the Ancient Mediterranean (McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 2013, museum) • Supports: edge, node
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 4
- Average edge confidence: 70%
- Prerequisite sources: 3
- expert_inference: 4
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glassmaking (glassmaking) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Glassmaking provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Scientific Method (scientific_method) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Scientific Method provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Alchemy (alchemy) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Alchemy provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Early Fluid Mechanics (fluid_mechanics_early) | historical_predecessor | 75% | expert_inference | Early Fluid Mechanics is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency. | No sources recorded. |
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