CHAPTER XVIII.

MEASUREMENT OF ALTITUDES BY DIFFERENCES OF ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE:--

Historical Note--Mercurial Barometer--Construction--Operation--

Aneroid Barometer--Construction--Various Improvements--Hypsometer 548

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