Don't worry, you don't have a tube of mercury or an aneroid chamber built into your iPhone. Barometers went digital long ago, and the readings taken from digital sensors built into your iPhone are ...

Barometers can't match the accuracy of computer-driven weather forecasts but are indispensable for basic predictions and spotting local precipitation trends.

M.LÉON TEISSERENC DE BORT has invented an aneroid mirror barometer, which is described in a recent number of La Nature. It is based on a method analogous to that well-known since the researches ...

THE British Association has recently received from Miss Hooker, daughter of Sir Joseph Hooker, a gift of the aneroid barometer which used to hang by the fireplace in Charles Darwin's ‘old study ...

Aneroid Barometers. By C. F. Marvin. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! Sign Up for Our Free Daily Newsletter. Enter your email. I agree my information will be processed in accordance with the ...

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

Of all the features you may have noticed on your iPhone, one that stands out is the Barometer. What does this tool do, and how do you use it?