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The tempest prognosticator, also known as the leech barometer, is a 19th-century invention by George Merryweather in which leeches are used in a barometer. The twelve leeches are kept in small bottles inside the device; when they become agitated by an approaching storm, they attempt to climb out of the bottles and trigger a small hammer which ...
His best-known invention was the Tempest Prognosticator—a weather predicting device also called "The Leech Barometer". [2] It consists of twelve glass bottles containing leeches, which, when disturbed by the atmospheric conditions preceding a storm, climb upwards, triggering a small whalebone hammer which rings a bell.
An example of 500 mbar geopotential height and absolute vorticity prediction from a numerical weather prediction model Main article: Numerical weather prediction The basic idea of numerical weather prediction is to sample the state of the fluid at a given time and use the equations of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics to estimate the state of ...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a $2 billion lawsuit against Capital One, alleging that the bank deceived millions of consumers with their savings account offerings. The ...
A FitzRoy storm glass. The storm glass or chemical weather glass was an instrument claimed to help predict weather. It consists of a special liquid placed inside a sealed transparent glass.
The Kerrison predictor did not calculate fuse settings, as the shells fired by the 40 mm Bofors gun, with which it was designed to work, were contact-fused. [4] The Predictor proved to be able to hit practically anything that flew in a straight line, and it was particularly effective against dive bombers.
Case 1:10-cv-01067-RBW-DAR Document 212 Filed 12/14/12 Page 2 of 38. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ...
The Tempest is an automobile that was produced by Pontiac from 1960 to 1970, ... 2-speed automatic 3-speed manual 4-speed manual: Dimensions; Wheelbase: 112 in (2,845 mm)