Monitoring - Meteorology Advanced

Ancient Meteorological Instruments

This Note presents a set of articles prepared by Prof. Dario Camuffo who has studied ancient meteorological instruments. Prof. Camuffo's publication list is found here.

Material

• A summer temperature bias in early alcohol thermometers
• The Newton linseed oil thermometer: an evaluation of its departure from linearity
• Key problems in early wine-spirit thermometers and the “true Réaumur” thermometer
• An unusual Barothermometer
• From time frames to temperature bias in temperature series
• Measuring Instruments and Their Development (Part VI of Microclimate for Cultural Heritage)

Note prepared by P. Zannetti (1/2022). For corrections or expansions please contact us.