John Thomas Romney Robinson FRS FRSE, usually referred to as Thomas Romney Robinson, was a 19th-century Irish astronomer and physicist. He was the longtime director of the Armagh Astronomical Observatory, one of the chief astronomical observatories in the UK of its time.
Robinson early in life
A hemispherical cup anemometer of the type invented in 1846 by John Thomas Romney Robinson
Armagh Observatory, 1883
In meteorology, an anemometer is a device that measures wind speed and direction. It is a common instrument used in weather stations. The earliest known description of an anemometer was by Italian architect and author Leon Battista Alberti (1404–1472) in 1450.
A hemispherical-cup anemometer of the type invented in 1846 by John Thomas Romney Robinson.
Vane style of anemometer
Helicoid propeller anemometer incorporating a wind vane for orientation
Hand-held low-speed vane anemometer