File ThomasRomneyRobinson 1792 1882 ,EarlyInHisLife.jpg thumb upright right Thomas Romney Robinson early in life File John Thomas Romney Robinson by James Simonton c1850s.png 150px right Rev. Dr. Thomas Romney Robinson 23 April 1792 28 February 1882 was an astronomy astronomer and physics physicist . He was the longtime director of the Armagh Observatory Armagh Astronomical Observatory , one of the chief astronomical observatories in the U.K. during the 19th century. Robinson was born in Dublin . He was educated at Belfast Academy then continued his studies at Trinity College, Dublin , and obtained a fellowship there in 1814 at age 22, and for some years was a deputy professor of natural philosophy physics at Trinity. Having been also confirmed as an Anglican priest while at Trinity, he obtained the Benefice Church of England church livings at Enniskillen and at Carrickmacross in the early 1820s. In 1823, now aged 30, he additionally gained the appointment of astronomer at the Armagh observatory. ref name Armagh http www.arm.ac.uk history moore Appendix.html Directors of Armagh Observatory ref From then on he always resided at the Armagh observatory, engaged in researches connected with astronomy and physics, until his death in 1882. Robinson compiled a large catalog of stars, and published related papers in scientific journals. He received a Royal Medal in 1862 for the Armagh catalogue of 5345 stars, deduced from observations made at the Armagh Observatory, from the years 1820 up to 1854 for his papers on the construction of astronomical instruments in the memoirs of the Astronomical Society, and his paper on electromagnets in the Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy. He is also of note as the inventor of a device for measuring the speed of the wind, the Robinson anemometer 1846 . The crater Robinson crater Robinson on the Moon is named after him. His daughter married the physicist George Gabriel Stokes . Stokes frequently visited Robinson in Armagh in Robinson ... more details
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incomplete list date May 2011 This is a list of measuring device s . class wikitable tool Device Quantity Measurement measured accelerometer accelerations actinometer heating power of sunlight alcoholometer alcoholic strength of liquids altimeter altitude ammeter electric current anemometer windspeed atmometer rate of evaporation audiometer hearing Hydrometer Barkometer barkometer tanning liquors used in tanning leather barometer air pressure bettsometer integrity of fabric coverings on aircraft bevameter mechanical properties of soil bolometer electromagnetic radiation caliper distance calorimeter heat of chemical reactions cathetometer vertical distances ceilometer height of a cloud base chronometer or clock time clap o meter volume of applause Tristimulus colorimeter colorimeter colour creepmeter slow surface displacement of an active geologic fault in the earth declinometer magnetic declination densimeter specific gravity of liquids densitometer degree of darkness in photographic or semitransparent material diffractometer structure of crystals dilatometer volume changes caused by a physical or chemical process disdrometer size, speed, and velocity of raindrops dosimeter exposure to hazards, especially radiation durometer hardness dynameter magnification of a telescope dynamometer force or torque elaeometer specific gravity of oils electrometer electric charge eudiometer change in volume of a gas mixture following combustion evaporimeter rate of evaporation galvanometer electricity gas pycnometer volume and density of solids graphometer angles heliometer variation of the sun s diameter hydrometer specific gravity of liquids hygrometer humidity inkometer ink interferometer wave interference katharometer composition of gases lactometer specific gravity of milk light meter light in photography magnetometer strength of magnetic fields manometer pressure mass spectrometer masses of ions, used to identify chemical substances through their mass spectra micrometer small ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Image Wind vane 05643.jpg thumb An example of a Weather vane wind vane Wind direction is reported by the Direction geometry, geography direction from which it originates. For example, a northerly wind blows from the north to the south. ref name HOWTOREAD cite web author JetStream year 2008 url http www.srh.weather.gov srh jetstream synoptic wxmaps.htm title How to read weather maps publisher National Weather Service accessdate 2009 05 16 ref Wind direction is usually reported in cardinal direction s or in azimuth degrees. So, for example, a wind coming from the south is given as 180 degrees one from the east is 90 degrees. Origins Winds are reported as blowing from a direction because the source of a wind is important for the properties of the air that is conveyed convected by the wind. For example, a north wind in Britain frequently brings cooler air, while a northeaster during the winter brings cool, dry air from the north of Europe. For more discussion of this, see Air masses . Other examples of this phenomena are seen worldwide, for example southerly winds into Europe occasionally transport sand from north Africa. Measurement Methods There are a variety of instruments used to measure wind direction, such as the windsock and Weather vane wind vane . Both of these instruments work by moving to minimize air resistance. The way a weather vane is pointed by prevailing winds indicates the direction from which the wind is blowing. The larger opening of a windsock faces the direction that the wind is blowing from its tail, with the smaller opening, points in the direction the wind is blowing. Modern instruments used to measure wind speed and direction are called anemometer s and wind vane s respectively. These types of instruments are used by the wind energy industry, both for wind resource assessment and turbine control. In primitive situations where these modern instruments are not available, a person can use the index finger to test the ... more details
Infobox scientist name PAGENAME image Replace this image male.svg image size 150px caption PAGENAME birth date 5 August 1855 birth place London death date 24 December 1927 death place residence citizenship nationality United Kingdom English ethnicity field meteorology work institutions alma mater doctoral advisor doctoral students known for author abbrev bot author abbrev zoo influences influenced prizes religion footnotes signature Wikisource author William Henry Dines Bachelor of Arts BA Fellow of the Royal Society FRS 5 August 1855 24 December 1927 ref name GrowsUp cite web url http www.rmets.org pdf hist08.pdf title The Met Office Grows Up In War and Peace author M.E. Crewe publisher Royal Meteorological Society ref was an United Kingdom English meteorologist. Dines was born in London , the son of George Dines, ref cite web url http www.aim25.ac.uk cgi bin vcdf detail?coll id 5987&inst id 18&nv1 browse&nv2 place title Dines, William 1855 1927 publisher Archives in London and the M25 area ref also a meteorologist. He was educated at Woodcote House school, Windlesham , and afterwards entered Corpus Christi College, Cambridge , where he obtained a first class in the mathematical tripos in 1881. ref Venn id DNS877WH name Dines, William Henry ref He afterwards carried out investigations for the Royal Meteorological Society on the subject of wind forces, and in connexion with this work designed the Dines pressure tube anemometer . In 1901 he commenced researches into the problems of the upper air, and designed or perfected several instruments for use with kites, as well as a form of the Lawrence Hargrave Hargraves box kite, which proved of great value. In 1905 he was appointed by the Meteorological Office director of experiments in connexion with the investigation of the upper air, and in 1907 designed a meteorograph for use with balloons. He also produced, in conjunction with Dr. Napier Shaw , the microbarograph and a recording mercury barometer, as well as various o ... more details
Image Ballerburg.png thumb right 460px Ballerburg is a turnbased List of strategy video games Artillery artillery game from 1987, written in C programming language C by Eckhard Kruse for the Atari ST . Being a public domain program, it was distributed free of charge. Ballerburg was designed for two players, both of which can be human or computer controlled. In the game, two enemy Monarchy kingdoms , separated by a mountain, try to destroy the castle of the enemy by exchanging Round shot cannonballs . Two conditions can lead to victory either you pulverize the opponent s king by directly hitting him with a cannonball, or you ruin the enemy kingdom s economy until the king capitulates automatically. There is a choice of various castles, each of them outfitted with multiple cannons, one destroyable storage room for each, gun powder, cannonballs and money, and a vane anemometer vane . One cannon can be fired per turn, which is done by adjusting the firing angle and amount of powder. An additional challenge is generated by the wind, which changes its strength each turn. The game also simulates a simple economy system Prices to replenish the stock of balls and powder and replace destroyed cannons and vanes alter each turn. You have the possibility to build destroyable derrick s for more income and can raise or lower taxes, which will be reflected in the morale of your people. Unhappy people would abandon you and instead join your opponent. The monochromatic graphics and sound were up to standard for that time. Although or because the principle of Ballerburg was rather simple, the unusual mix of genres was addictive and enjoyed great popularity in that time and still has fans nowadays. Later on, several games with a similar concept were programmed, the latest one was published by Ascaron in 2001 , bearing the same name as the original. External links http www.eckhardkruse.net atari st baller.html Homepage of Eckhard Kruse http baller.tuxfamily.org Ballerburg SDL a remake o ... more details
File Tomlinson s cyclopaedia frontispiece.JPG thumb right 200px Frontispiece Volume 2 of Tomlinson s Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts , 1854 Tomlinson s Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts is a multi volume encyclopedia focusing on manufacturing, mining, and engineering. It was edited by Charles Tomlinson scientist Charles Tomlinson , a Fellow of the Royal Society , and a lecturer at King s College School King s College School , London. The original was published between 1852 and 1854. http library.indstate.edu about units rbsc cordell encyc.html . It was published in 1852 in two volumes vol. 1, 832pp, vol. 2, 1052pp with 40 steel engravings and 2,477 woodcuts. A supplement was published in 1862, which was published by James S. Virtue London and New York. A new edition was published no earlier than 1866 with the intent of keeping pace with the varied subjects of the Useful Arts and Manufactures, which are always enlarging their boundaries. Internally the new edition is organized into three volumes of 935, 956, and 740 pages making it 38 larger than the original edition , but it was sold in various formats, including an eight volume set. It has 63 full page steel engravings and 3063 wood engravings a few of which are a half page , for which the publishing companies of James Sprent Virtue were noted. It was printed by Virtue & Company, of London, and then also of New York. File James Nasmyth s patent steam hammer.jpg thumb 150px James Nasmyth s patent steam hammer as illustrated in Tomlinson s Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts , 1854 Authors and illustrators are not credited, however Tomlinson appears to have been strongly involved in writing and editing, stating in the introduction that he did not attempt to make his descriptions appear easy and that most of the processes described in the work the Editor himself witnessed. Tomlinson s has no articles specifically on people, places, or historical events. Its emphasis can be gauged by comparing articles on Anemometer. Tomlinson s New Cyclop ... more details
The SCR 658 radar was developed in conjunction with the SCR 268 radar . It was preceded by the SCR 258. Its primary purpose was to track weather balloons. Prior to this it was only possible to track weather balloons with a theodolite , causing difficulty with visual tracking in poor weather conditions. The set is small enough to be portable and carried in a Ben Hur trailer . File SCR 658 radar.JPG 200px thumb SCR 658 Surviving Examples there is one Known survivor at the Air Force museum in Dayton Ohio http www.nationalmuseum.af.mil photos index.asp?galleryID 4881 See also Signal Corps Radio SCR 268 radar Radiosonde RAWIN References TM 11 1158 TM 11 2409 mobile Meteorological station Air Defense Artillery Journal March April 1949 http www.airdefenseartillery.com online 2010 Antiaircraft 20Command 201946 Antiaircraft 20Journal 1949 20Screen Mar Apr 201949 20 Screen .pdf External links http www.photolib.noaa.gov htmls wea01200.htm http www.gordon.army.mil ocos museum equipment.asp SCR and BC lists http 6thweathermobile.org 1949 part 201 .htm excellent pics. http www.srh.noaa.gov ssd tstm html tstorm.htm US wx radar Navbox name Meteorological equipment title Earth based meteorological equipment and instrumentation list1 nowrap begin Anemometer w Barograph w Barometer w Ceiling balloon w Ceiling projector w Ceilometer w Dark adaptor goggles w Disdrometer w Field mill w Hygrometer w Ice Accretion Indicator w LIDAR w Lightning detector w Nephelometer w Nephoscope w Pan evaporation w Pyranometer w Radiosonde w Rain gauge w Snow gauge w SODAR w Solarimeter w Sounding rocket w Stevenson screen w Sunshine recorders w Thermograph w Thermometer w Weather balloon w Weather radar w Weather vane w Windsock w Wind profiler nowrap end noinclude DEFAULTSORT Scr 658 Radar Category Meteorological instrumentation and equipment Category Military radio systems Category World War II electronics Category World War II American electronics Category Weather radars Category Military electronics ... more details
that proved to be very reliable and accurate. ref sv Fil Kreuger anemometer 1855.jpg Kreuger s anemometer. ref Peter Kreuger 1758 1807 Peter Kreuger and his wife Ulrika brandt had several children ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Izrael Abraham Staffel 1814 1884 , Poland Polish inventor, watchmaker, mechanic, designer of calculating machines. File POL machina rachunkowa Staffla.jpg thumb Staffel s calculator File Liczebnica mechaniczna.jpg thumb Staffel s adding machine Staffel was born in 1814 in Warsaw to an impoverished Jewish family. He received an elementary education in a Jewish school and was then sent to a watchmaker to continue his education. He taught himself Polish in order that he could read technical educational books. Then in 1833 at the age of 19 he received a concession to open a watchmakers shop in Warsaw. ref name polish http chc60.fgcu.edu EN HistoryDetail.aspx?c 14 Polish Contributions to Computing ref He took great interest in mechanical calculating machines. In 1845, at an industrial exhibition in Warsaw, he exhibited for the first time a calculating machine he had designed and produced. The result of ten years work, this machine was able to add, subtract, divide, multiply and obtain a square root. The machine obtained a silver medal at this exhibition. ref name polish In 1846 Staffel s machine was shown at an exhibition in St Petersburg. It obtained a very positive opinion and he received a very prestigious Demidov Prize . The machine was later presented to the Russian Emperor, who ordered that 1,500 silver roubles be paid to Staffel. ref http history computer.com MechanicalCalculators 19thCentury Staffel.html History of Computers ref He continued to make improvements to the machine and in 1851 he went to London to exhibit it at The Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace. Staffel was awarded a gold medal for the best machine of this kind. ref name polish He also designed and produced several other things an anemometer an apparatus for testing the composition of metal alloys based on Archimedes principle a ventilator fan and a two colour printing press. ref name wyka http chc60.fgcu.edu Images articles WykaStaffel.pdf Warsaw Mechanik Abraham Iz ... more details
orphan date September 2010 Infobox television show name How About That? image show name 2 Weather and Why caption genre children s science format creator developer writer director creative director presenter Percy Saltzman starring judges voices narrated theme music composer opentheme endtheme composer country CAN language English language English channel CBC Television first run first aired 20 October 1953 last aired 29 June 1954 num seasons 1 num episodes status list episodes executive producer producer Joanne Hughes br Peggy Nairn editor location cinematography camera runtime 15 minutes company distributor picture format audio format preceded by followed by related website production website Use dmy dates date September 2010 How About That? , originally titled Weather and Why , is a Television in Canada Canadian children s science television series which aired on CBC Television from 1953 to 1954. Premise This series, hosted by the network s weather presenter Percy Saltzman , featured demonstrations of physics concepts and provided instructions on creating instruments such as rain gauges or anemometer s out of common items. ref name CCF cite web url http www.broadcasting history.ca programming television programming popup.php?id 688 first John last Corcelli date February 2005 title How About That? publisher Canadian Communications Foundation accessdate 7 May 2010 ref Scheduling This 15 minute series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 5 15 p.m. Eastern from 20 October 1953 until 29 June 1954. The first two weekly episodes were aired under the original title Weather and Why until it was retitled as of 4 November. ref cite web url http www.film.queensu.ca CBC W.html first Blaine last Allan title Weather And Why publisher Queen s University year 1996 accessdate 7 May 2010 ref References Reflist External links Cite web url http www.film.queensu.ca CBC Hob.html first Blaine last Allan title How About That? publisher Queen s University year 1996 accessdate 7 May 2010 Category ... more details
About a type of oceanographic instrument an instrument to measure electrical current ammeter File Cgs00645 Flickr NOAA Photo Library.jpg thumb A buoy deploying a Roberts radio current meter, c. 1960 A current meter measures the speed and in some cases direction of fluid current, usually water current. They are divided into Joseph Louis Lagrange Lagrangian and Leonhard Euler Eulerian current meters. Lagrangian current meters include the use of a tide pole , measuring the drift of an unmoored buoy or comparing a ship s actual position to the position that would be predicted by dead reckoning . One modern form is a drift buoy with GPS that can transmit its position. Eulerian current meters measure rotation caused by current flowing past a propeller or similar object they are analogous to a cup anemometer measuring air current. These include such mid 20th century devices as the mechanical Ekman current meter which drops balls into a container based to count the number of rotations , the Roberts radio current meter an electrical device on a moored buoy, which transmits its findings via radio to a servicing vessel , and the more refined Savonius current meter designed to minimize error introduced by vertical motion . The Richardson current meter is an elaboration of the Savonius design. ref name Nichols C. Reid Nichols, Robert G. Williams, Encyclopedia of Marine Science 2008 , Infobase Publishing, ISBN 0 8160 5022 8. http books.google.com books?id 0zD1tVXZrIcC&pg PT412&lpg PT412&dq 22Roberts Radio Current Meter 22&source bl&ots F6BNr JaBP&sig lsay1nDEqI jx3AJf9DFrBPZ P0&hl en&sa X&ei zBciT9asDoSMigLFzaHaBw&ved 0CFAQ6AEwBg v onepage&q 22Roberts 20Radio 20Current 20Meter 22&f false relevant passages online at Google Books , accessed online date 01 26 2012 . ref More recent approaches include the Acoustic Doppler current profiler. ref name Nichols File Dumas Neyrpic Current Meter.JPG thumb right A propeller type current meter used for measuring water flow while testing hydro ... more details
Anemometer Loan Program To help states and Native American communities understand their wind resources, WPA created an anemometer loan program. Participants borrow anemometers and installation equipment to measure wind resources. Anemometer data can be used to help businesses, developers, farmers, ranchers, and homeowners determine wind potential in selected areas. Each anemometer collects wind ... activities. In addition to the anemometer loan program, WPA provides pre feasibility studies and wind ... more details
inspired the Director of Armagh Observatory , the Reverend Romney Robinson , to develop the anemometer cup anemometer , which remains the commonly used wind measuring device As of 2011 lc on . Related ... more details
essay like date April 2011 refimprove date April 2011 for conservatories of musical education music school Image HornimanConservatory.jpg thumb A traditional conservatory at the Horniman Museum in London Image Wintergarten Eingefahrener Sonnenschutz Anemometer .jpg right thumb A modern Conservatory. A German Wintergarten with open blinds and Anemometer top left Image Syon House Conservatory, London.JPG thumb Syon House Grand Conservatory, Brentford, London A conservatory is a room having glass roof and walls, typically attached to a house on only one side, used as a greenhouse or a sunroom . Conservatories originated in the 16th century when wealthy landowners sought to cultivate citrus fruits such as lemons and oranges that began to appear on their dinner tables brought by traders from warmer regions of the Mediterranean . Description Many cities, especially those in cold climates and with large Europe European populations, have built municipal conservatories to display tropical plants and hold flower displays. This type of conservatory was popular in the early nineteenth century, and by the end of the century people were also giving them a social use e.g., tea parties . Conservatory architecture varies from typical Victorian glasshouses to modern styles, such as geodesic domes. Many were large and impressive structures and are included in the list below. In the UK the legal definition of a conservatory is a building that has at least 50 of its side wall area glazed and at least 75 of its roof glazed with translucent materials, either polycarbonate sheeting or glass. Today, the terms sunroom, solarium and conservatory are used interchangeably by the public, but in general the term conservatory and particularly English conservatory evoke the image of an ornate structure, echoing the traditions of that Victorian era of conservatory building. These beautiful structures have been designed and built around the world, in private gardens, parks, and botanical institutions ... more details
Infobox scientist name Luigi Palmieri image Luigi Palmieri.png image size 150px caption Luigi Palmieri birth date April 22, 1807 birth place Faicchio , Benevento death date September 9, 1896 death place Naples , Italy residence citizenship nationality Italy ethnicity field physicist and meteorologist work institutions alma mater doctoral advisor doctoral students known for author abbrev bot author abbrev zoo influences influenced prizes religion footnotes signature Luigi Palmieri April 22, 1807 September 9, 1896 was an Italian physicist and meteorologist . He was famous for his scientific studies of the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius , for his researches on earthquakes and meteorological phenomena and for improving the seismographer of the time ref http www.geophys.uni stuttgart.de oldwww seismometry seismo htm seismographen.htm ref . Biography Palmieri was born in Faicchio , Benevento , Italy and died in Naples , Italy at the age of 89. Palmieri received a degree in architecture from the University of Naples . In 1845, he was made Professor of Physics at the Royal Naval School in Naples and in 1847 was appointed as Chair of Physics at the university. In 1848, he began working at the Vesuvius Observatory and in 1854 was appointed as Director of the Observatory. Using an electromagnetic seismometer for the detection and measurement of ground oscillation tremors , Palmieri was able to detect very slight movements in trying to predict volcanic eruptions. Furthermore, he was the first to detect the presence of Helium on Earth on the lava of Mount Vesuvius. ref Stewart, Alfred Walter 2008 . Recent Advances in Physical and Inorganic Chemistry. BiblioBazaar, LLC. p. 201. ISBN 0554805138. ref Using a modified Peltier electrometer , he also carried out research in the field of atmospheric electricity . Other scientific contributions included the development of a modified Telegraphy Morse telegraph Morse telegraph , and improvements to the anemometer and pluviometer . Biography ... more details
No footnotes date April 2009 The Independence Day Derecho of 1977 was a derecho , or long lived windstorm associated with a fast moving band of thunderstorms, that occurred in the northern Great Plains of the U.S. on Independence Day United States July 4 , 1977. It lasted around 15 hours. The derecho formed in Minnesota around 10 a.m. CDT on July 4 and became more intense around noon in the central part of the state. The derecho produced winds of 80 100 mph 130 160 km h in northern Wisconsin felling thousands of trees in the northern part of the state. Wisconsin Image July 4, 1977 Derecho.jpg thumb right 350px Track of the Independence Day Derecho of 1977 As the storm raced through Burnett County, Wisconsin Burnett , Washburn County, Wisconsin Washburn , Sawyer County, Wisconsin Sawyer , Price County, Wisconsin Price , and Oneida County, Wisconsin Oneida counties, it caused a band of damage 10 20 miles 15 30 km wide. Nearly 850,000 acre s 3,400 km of forest were badly damaged or destroyed. The derecho caused 24M property damage. One person was killed and 35 were injured. Here is a summary of damage by county Sawyer County, Wisconsin A wind gust of 75 mph 120 km h was measured at the Hayward airport. The downburst winds destroyed several homes and barns. Winds of 135 mph 220 km h were estimated at the Flambeau River State Forest. A woman was killed when a tree fell on her camper at Connors Lake connors lake . Nearby, an area of old growth forest was almost completely destroyed. Price County, Wisconsin The storm continued to damage several homes and injured 20 people. The gust front reached Phillips, Wisconsin Phillips around 2 55 p.m. CDT and the severe winds lasted for 25 minutes. An anemometer at the airport registered a 100 mph 160 km h wind gust. All the homes in the Phillips area were damaged. Thirty were damaged beyond repair. Oneida County, Wisconsin The derecho continued to damage homes and blo ... more details
Wreckhouse is a geographic location in the Canada Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador that is well known for extremely high winds. Situated at the southern end of the Long Range Mountains at the western mouth of the Codroy Valley , the name originated because high winds often well in excess of hurricane force would occasionally blow railway cars on the narrow gauge trains operated by the Newfoundland Railway completely off the track. ref http www.islandnet.com see weather almanac arc2005 alm05dec.htm Weather Doctor Almanac 2005 ref . The word Wreckhouse was added to the Canadian Oxford Dictonary in 2004. Although the railway was closed in 1988, the winds are still a hazard to vehicles on Newfoundland and Labrador Route 1 Highway 1 and tractor trailer transport trucks occasionally get blown off the road. ref http www.cbc.ca canada newfoundland labrador story 2008 05 22 wreckhouse trucks.html Transport trucks no match for Wreckhouse gusts ref Lochie MacDougal, a farmer and trapper, was born in 1896 and lived at Wreckhouse. He had a natural sixth sense to the changes in the weather and this ability allowed him to be employed by Robert Gillespie Reid , whose company built the Newfoundland Railway . MacDougal would inform the railway if it was safe for trains to pass, performing this task for thirty years until his death in 1965. His wife continued on with the task until she moved away from the area in 1972. An anemometer operated by the Meteorological Service of Canada currently provides remote wind data for the Newfoundland and Labrador weather office in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador Gander which distributes warnings to travelers should the speed be sufficient. The term Wreckhouse Winds is used by the MSC to specifically refer to dangerous wind conditions in this geographic area. ref http www.ec.gc.ca meteo weather default.asp?lang En&n D9553AB5 1 wind Meteorological Service of Canada Public Alerting Criteria Wind ref Popular culture Wreckhouse also prov ... more details
Infobox Hurricane Name Great Hong Kong Typhoon of 1937 Type Typhoon Year 1937 Basin Image location Image name Formed start date 2 September 1937 Dissipated end date 2 September 1937 1 min winds 108 Pressure 958.3 Damages Inflated Fatalities 11,000 dead Areas Hong Kong Hurricane season 1937 Pacific typhoon season The Great Hong Kong Typhoon of 1937 was an unnamed typhoon in Hong Kong . It was one of the worst typhoons in History of Hong Kong Hong Kong history killing 11,000 people. ref Strzepek, Kenneth M., Smith, Joel B. 1995 1995 . As Climate Changes International Impacts and Implications. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521467969. ref History Victoria Harbour Hong Kong harbor at the time was the seventh busiest in the world. It was always alive with yacht s, junk ship junk s, ferries , sampan s, cargo ship freighter s, liner s, Man of war men of war . The typhoon wind was so strong that observatory instruments capable of registering winds up to 125 mph broke down. ref Time magazine. http www.time.com time magazine article 0,9171,770853,00.html Time magazine 1937 account . Hong Kong Typhoon Monday, Sep. 13, 1937. Retrieved on 2007 12 19. ref Hong Kong Observatory have since recorded the wind with a mean wind average of 59 knot unit knots , 68 mph, 109 km h. The maximum gust was at 130 knots, 149 mph, 240 km h. ref name HKweather HK weather gov. http www.weather.gov.hk informtc no10 wanda wanda.htm Typhoon Wanda 27 August to 2 September 1962 . Typhoon Wanda and other winds. Retrieved on 2007 12 19. ref The piston of the anemometer hit the stops at convert 130 kn km h and the true maximum gust could not be recorded. ref name HKweather Other notable typhoons in Hong Kong Unnamed typhoon in 1874 2,000 people lost their lives in 6 hours. ref name Wiltshireone Wiltshire, Trea. First published 1987 republished & reduced 2003 . Old Hong Kong Volume One. Central, Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd. ISBN Volume One 962 7283 59 2 ref ref name Stanford Stanfor ... more details
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