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William Henry Dines

British meteorologist
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Aug. 5, 1855, London, Eng.
Died:
Dec. 24, 1927, Benson, Oxfordshire (aged 72)

William Henry Dines (born Aug. 5, 1855, London, Eng.—died Dec. 24, 1927, Benson, Oxfordshire) was a British meteorologist who invented instruments to measure atmospheric properties. The son of a meteorologist, Dines was graduated from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, with honours. He became interested in wind speed and invented a pressure-tube anemometer, the first device to measure both the velocity and direction of wind. Dines pioneered in the use of kites and balloons for upper-air measurement and designed a remarkable meteorograph for upper-air soundings weighing only about 2 ounces (60 g). This became for years the standard British instrument for upper-atmosphere ...(100 of 175 words)

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