IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Theodore Ruggles Timby (1822-1909) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DUXBURY, Mass. (WWLP) – After being called to a report of a broken mercury barometer in Duxbury, fire officials are urging ...

A: At least 400 years, says Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. Barometers, which are used to measure air pressure, which in turn can give us one measuring stick of predicting the weather, were ...

FARGO — The barometer is one of the basic instruments of meteorology. It is used to measure air pressure. The word comes from a combination of two Greek words; "baro," meaning weight, and "meter," ...

Lum Woodruff, a resident of Ann Arbor, Michigan, who reported weather observations to the Smithsonian Institution, patented a portable barometer that proved to be extremely popular. Its key feature ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Test your science history knowledge with this intriguing trivia question about one of meteorology's most important inventions.