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Who invented the first standardized rain gauge?
Who invented the first standardized rain gauge?
- Sir Christopher Wren
- Galileo Galilei
- Prince Munjong (correct)
- Evangelista Torricelli
Which instrument did Leone Battista Alberti develop?
Which instrument did Leone Battista Alberti develop?
- Barometer
- Anemometer (correct)
- Hygrometer
- Thermoscope
What measurement scale did Gabriel Fahrenheit create?
What measurement scale did Gabriel Fahrenheit create?
- Centigrade temperature scale
- Cloud classification system
- Mercury type thermometer scale (correct)
- Wind classification scale
Which scientist wrote the first scientific treatise on snow crystals?
Which scientist wrote the first scientific treatise on snow crystals?
Which classification system was introduced by Francis Beaufort?
Which classification system was introduced by Francis Beaufort?
Flashcards
First rain gauge
First rain gauge
Invented by Prince Munjong in 1441, this was a standardized instrument for measuring rainfall.
First anemometer
First anemometer
Developed by Leone Battista Alberti (1450), this device measured wind speed.
First scientific treatise on snow
First scientific treatise on snow
Johannes Kepler's 1611 work, "Strena Seu de Nive Sexangula," detailed the hexagonal structure of snow crystals.
Mercury barometer
Mercury barometer
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Celsius temperature scale
Celsius temperature scale
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Study Notes
Early Meteorological Instrumentation
- Prince Munjong invented the first standardized rain gauge in 1441.
- Leone Battista Alberti developed the first anemometer (swinging-plate type) in 1450.
- Galileo Galilei constructed a thermoscope in 1607.
- Johannes Kepler wrote the first scientific treatise on snow crystals ("Strena Seu de Nive Sexangula") in 1611.
- Evangelista Torricelli invented the mercury barometer in 1643.
- Sir Christopher Wren invented the mechanical, self-emptying, tipping bucket rain gauge in 1662.
- Gabriel Fahrenheit created a reliable temperature scale with a mercury-type thermometer in 1714.
- Horace Bénédict de Saussure demonstrated the first hair hygrometer in 1732.
- Anders Celsius proposed the centigrade temperature scale in 1742.
- Luke Howard wrote "On the Modification of Clouds," assigning Latin names to cloud types, between 1802 and 1803.
- Francis Beaufort introduced his wind classification system in 1806.
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