page_title: Anemometer
hierarchical_section_title: Anemometer
caption_attribution_description: English: The Robinson anemometer
context_page_description: An anemometer is a device used for measuring wind speed and direction. It is also a common weather station instrument. The term is derived from the Greek word anemos, which means wind, and is used to describe any wind speed instrument used in meteorology. The first known description of an anemometer was given by Leon Battista Alberti in 1450.
context_section_description: An anemometer is a device used for measuring wind speed and direction. It is also a common weather station instrument. The term is derived from the Greek word anemos, which means wind, and is used to describe any wind speed instrument used in meteorology. The first known description  of an anemometer was given by Leon Battista Alberti in 1450.
caption: A hemispherical cup anemometer of the type invented in 1846 by John Thomas Romney Robinson.
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