SpaceHackadayabout 2 hours ago
FitzRoy's Glass: Victorian Weather Marvel or Glorified Thermometer?
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Vice Admiral Robert FitzRoy promoted storm glasses during the 1860s, believing the camphor crystals predicted weather. Scientific studies found little correlation, and Charles Tomlinson called it a crude thermometer in 1863. The device remains popular as decor today.
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