hypsometer
Sign in to savethumb|Boiling Point Apparatus or Hypsometer. Image from "Maps and survey" (1913) by Hinks, Arthur R.
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Vinony's link graph records 22 inbound references to hypsometer, and connects out to atmospheric pressure, trigonometry and Ancient Greek.
It is catalogued under topics including Length, distance, or range measuring devices, Measuring instruments and Vertical position.
Vinony links it to 23 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- meteorological instrument
- Image
- Hypsomètre.jpg
- Has use
- hypsometry
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Hypsometer
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Scale hypsometer
- Pressure hypsometer
- See also
- References
thumb|Boiling Point Apparatus or Hypsometer. Image from "Maps and survey" (1913) by Hinks, Arthur R.
A hypsometer is an instrument for measuring height or elevation. Two different principles may be used: trigonometry and atmospheric pressure.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “hypsometer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.