Abstract: A hydrostatic pressure bearing has a gas supply port and liquid supply ports on its bearing surface. A thin bearing clearance is defined by a hydrostatic pressure supporting force between the bearing and a rotor supported by the bearing by supplying a pressurized gas to the bearing surface through the gas supply port. A liquid is fed from the liquid supply ports into the bearing clearance to form a thin liquid film in the bearing clearance, and said liquid film reduces the rate of drop of the static pressure of the gas on the bearing surface.