Antoine louis barye
antoine louis
[ahn-twan lwee] /ɑ̃ˈtwan lwi/ (show ipa), 1795–1875, french sculptor and painter.
noun
a unit of pressure in the cgs system equal to one dyne per square centimetre. 1 barye is equivalent to 1 microbar
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