GBC
Pressure

Inches of Mercury (inHg)

Modern equivalent

3,386.39 Pascals

Historically used in British meteorology and aviation to measure barometric pressure.

Derived from traditional mercury barometer tubes where atmospheric pressure pushed liquid metal up a graduated column, inHg remains active in aviation altimeter settings.

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