History of Weather Instrumentation - HUMN 4325 - FROZEN! The Climate Crisis of 1816 and Its Lessons for Today - Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons at Wentworth Institute of Technology

Internet Resources

The Complete Weather Guide: A Collection of Practical Observations for Prognosticating the Weather (1812)
How to predict the weather through natural signs.
Constraining the temperature history of the past millennium using early instrumental observations
An analysis of Tambora's effect on global temperatures using contemporary ships' log books of the English East India Company.
An Essay on Dew (1815)
An early meteorological investigation involving a thermometer and wool.
An Essay upon the Construction and Uses of a New Hygrometer (1823)
A chapter from Meteorological Essays and Observations by J. Frederic Daniell on devising an instrument to measure humidity in the air.
History of Weather Bureau Wind Measurements (1963)
Provides a history of the anemometer and its refinements.
Meteorological Essays and Observations (1823)
Illustrating the state of meteorological knowledge and instrumentation in the early 19th century.
NWS: Meteorological Instruments
From the National Weather Service Reference Guide (see chapter 8).
The Problem With Using Old Weather Reports to Track Climate Change
How old calendars and the inaccuracy of early weather instruments can make historical data difficult to use.
The Thermometer and its Family Tree (1914)
A history of the thermometer.
A Treatise on the Aneroid (1849)
A history of the barometer.