In following centuries, numerous others, including Robert Hooke and the Mayans, developed their own versions, with some being mistakenly credited as the inventor.
Anemometer | anemometer |
The anemometer (used to measure wind speed) on Hong Kong Island was completely wrecked and that at the Observatory much damaged; as a result, it was not possible to have a precise comparison of the wind speed between the September 1906 Typhoon and July 1908 Typhoon.
The highest known gust was measured at 240 km/h (145 mph) by a United States Navy anemometer on Nimitz Hill just before 1100 UTC on November 11, roughly two hours before the typhoon's eye passed the station.
This velocity is measured using the technique of the Laser Doppler Anemometer.