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2. Barometer - Wikipedia

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   A barometer is a scientific instrument that is used to measure air pressure in a certain environment. Pressure tendency can forecast short term changes in the weather.

3. List of weather instruments - Wikipedia

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   Weather stations typically have these following instruments: . Thermometer for measuring air and sea surface temperature; Barometer for measuring atmospheric pressure; Hygrometer for measuring humidity

4. Barograph - Wikipedia

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   The changing height of the mercury in the barometer was recorded on a continuously moving photosensitive surface. [5] By 1847, a sophisticated temperature-compensation mechanism was also employed. Ronalds’ barograph was utilised by the UK Meteorological Office for many years to assist in weather forecasting and the machines were supplied to ...

5. Meteorological instrumentation - Wikipedia

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   The 17th century saw the development of the barometer and the Galileo thermometer while the 18th century saw the development of the thermometer with the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales. The 20th century developed new remote sensing tools, such as weather radars, weather satellites and wind profilers, which provide better sampling both regionally ...

6. Stevenson screen - Wikipedia

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   It forms part of a standard weather station and holds instruments that may include thermometers (ordinary, maximum/minimum), a hygrometer, a psychrometer, a dewcell, a barometer, and a thermograph. Stevenson screens may also be known as a cotton region shelter, an instrument shelter, a thermometer shelter, a thermoscreen, or a thermometer screen.

7. Comitti of London - Wikipedia

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   Comitti of London was founded in 1845 by Onorato Comitti, an Italian precision instrument maker who moved to England, [1] and started a business designing and manufacturing barometers. [2] Onorato Comitti opened his first workshop in 1850 alongside other specialist makers in Clerkenwell, London.