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Any pushing force measured per unit area is termed as pressure. So the force may be the weight of a column of liquid or gas. Or the change in momentum of impinging particles per unit time on the plane. This will be equally balanced by the pressure exerted by the column of mercury. Hence the pressure is given in the familiar unit of height of mercury such as 760 mm of mercury(Hg) for normal atmospheric pressure.

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The SI unit for pressure is pascal (N/m2), with the symbol Pa.

1 Pa = 10e-5 bar = 1,0197.10e-5 at; 1 mmHg has 133,322387415 pascals.

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Air pressure is typically measured using a device called a barometer, which can be either aneroid or Mercury-based. Aneroid barometers use a small metal box while mercury barometers use a column of mercury to determine air pressure. Other methods include using electronic sensors in digital barometers or weather stations.

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With a thing called a barometer. In its original form, still used for scientific purposes, it is a U shaped glass tube, closed on one side, and filled with mercury. The air pressure shifts the mercury level. Sure they have an explanation on wikipedia.

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A barometer measures air pressure

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