The Nautical Encyclopedia

Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

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An instrument for measuring the velocity of the wind.

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2026 Editor's Note: The spinning-cup anemometer of this entry is still the standard instrument on weather stations worldwide — one of the rare Victorian instruments never superseded, only electrified. See anemometer. (Ed: BR 2026-06-27)

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