Designed by Leon Battista Alberti somewhere in mid 15th century the Anemometer was a simple instrument made to measure wind speed. It had a rectangular metal plate attached to a horizontal axis with a hinge, so that in the wind metal plate lifted, giving an indication of relative wind speed that could be measured crudely on a curved scale bar below the plate.
The Anemometer designed by Leon Battista Alberti was used for around 200 years, until a British scientist, Robert Hooke reinvented it in 1664, placing the moving plate beneath the curved scale bar to ensure more accurate measurements.
The Anemometer designed by Leon Battista Alberti was used for around 200 years, until a British scientist, Robert Hooke reinvented it in 1664, placing the moving plate beneath the curved scale bar to ensure more accurate measurements.
