Aneroid
Barómetro aneroide
- Date
- 1844 · confidence medium
- Place
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Credited to
- Lucien Vidi
- Field
- Knowledge & symbols
What it is
A liquid-free barometer that measures atmospheric pressure from the elastic deformation of a partially evacuated metal capsule, devised by Frenchman Lucien Vidie.
What it led to
- Portable and pocket barometers
- Mechanical altimeters
- Household weather stations
- Aviation pressure instrumentation