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Mention two demerits of a simple barometer and state how they are removed in a Fortin barometer.

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In a simple barometer, there is no protection for the glass tube but in Fortin's barometer, this defect has been removed by enclosing the glass tube in a brass case.

In a simple barometer, a scale cannot be fixed with the tube (or it cannot be marked on the tube) to measure the atmospheric pressure but Fortin's barometer is provided with a vernier calipers to measure the accurate reading.


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