The aim of this report is to present, for the first time, a group of meteorological instruments, made between the XIX and the beginning of the XX century, belonging to the conspicuous Collection of Antique Physic Instruments of the University of Ferrara (Italy). After a brief introduction, the article describes a schematic history of Meteorology. Successively it provides images of the meteorological instruments with their historical contextualization and technical specifications. This report is part of a research which uses history and antique instruments to increase the comprehension of basic Physics by part of people with no particular knowledge in Science.
Strumenti meteorologici storici dell'Università di Ferrara
CARACCIOLO, Clelia;ZINI, Grazia
2007
Abstract
The aim of this report is to present, for the first time, a group of meteorological instruments, made between the XIX and the beginning of the XX century, belonging to the conspicuous Collection of Antique Physic Instruments of the University of Ferrara (Italy). After a brief introduction, the article describes a schematic history of Meteorology. Successively it provides images of the meteorological instruments with their historical contextualization and technical specifications. This report is part of a research which uses history and antique instruments to increase the comprehension of basic Physics by part of people with no particular knowledge in Science.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
