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The early history of hygrometry, and the controversy between De Saussure and De Luc
Author(s) -
Middleton W. E. Knowles
Publication year - 1942
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49706829702
Subject(s) - medicine , history
An account of the early development of hygrometers and hygrometry is presented from the time of Leonardo da Vinci up to about the year 1800. The famous controversy between J. A. de Luc and H. B. de Saussure, in the last two decades of the 18th century, is described in so far as it refers to hygrometry.