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LicenseRobinson cup anemometer by Munro, London, N15, England
Jamie Torrance for Science Museu
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Robinson cup anemometer by Munro, London, N15, England
Jamie Torrance for Science Museu
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Robinson cup anemometer by Munro, London, N15, England
Jamie Torrance for Science Museu
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Robinson cup anemometer by Munro, London, N15, England
Jamie Torrance for Science Museu
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Robinson cup anemometer by Munro, London, N15, England
Jamie Torrance for Science Museu
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Robinson cup anemometer by Munro, London, N15, England
Jamie Torrance for Science Museu
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Robinson cup anemometer by Munro, London, N15, England
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Cup anemometer with three cups, Robinson type, made by R. W. Munro, Tottenham N15, London, England, UK, 1926-1932. Designed by meteorologist John Patterson for the Canadian Meteorological Office.
The rate at which the cups of an anemometer spin provide an approximation of wind speed. The Irish astronomer and physicist Thomas Romney Robinson designed a hemispherical cup anemometer in 1846, upon which this design is based. Though some Robinson-type anemometers have four cups, tests showed versions with three cups provided more reliable readings due to the more consistent torque throughout the rotation.
Details
- Category:
- Meteorology
- Object Number:
- 1932-451
- Materials:
- metal
- Measurements:
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overall: 350 mm x 395 mm, 2.81 kg
base: 120 mm x 71 mm,
cup arm length: 225 mm,
- type:
- cup anemometer
- credit:
- R.W. Munro Ltd.
