Anemometer
device · 1450 · Early modern era
Measures wind speed (Alberti; the cup anemometer — Robinson).
What it is made of
- Cups — has part. Hemispherical cups turned by the wind.
- Rotation axle — has part. A vertical axis.
- Revolution counter — has part. It converts revolutions into speed.
Principles and materials it uses
- Wind power — uses. It is turned by the wind.
- Wood — is made of. Alberti’s anemometer is a wooden plate on an axle.
Where it is used
- Weather station — is part of. An anemometer.
What it is a kind of
- Sensor — is a kind of. A wind sensor.