How can you measure the height of a building with a barometer?
There are many ways to do this. Here are a few. On a sunny day measure the length of the shadow of the building along the ground. Next measure the height of the barometer as it sits on the ground and then measure the length of its shadow. Use a simple ratio to determine the height of the building. Find a ground level stairway. Start measuring the walls of the stair well by marking the height of the barometer on the wall. Keep going and count up how many “Barometer heights” the walls are until you get to the top. Then measure the height of the barometer and multiply. Get some LONG string. Tie the string to the barometer and lower it off the roof of the building to the ground. Measure out the string as you lower the barometer to the ground. Obtain a stop watch or similar that can measure time to the nearest second. Go to the roof of the building. Drop the barometer and time the fall to the ground. Use the formula: d = 1/2 gt^2 to determine the height of the building. Go to the building a
