Article ID: CBB000651484

An Eighteenth-Century Medical--Meteorological Society in the Netherlands: An Investigation of Early Organization, Instrumentation and Quantification. Part 2 (2006)

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One of the most fascinating experiences gained by the meteorological observers of the Correspondentie Sociëteit concerned the practical use of new instruments. In the period after 1775 renewed interest in meteorology had stimulated the development of various new meteorological instruments. These instruments seemed at first to be a welcome addition or improvement in quantitative meteorology. How did the Correspondentie Sociëteit cope with these new developments? What factors determined whether or not the instruments were accepted as a useful addition to instruments already available? Four examples will be used to illustrate how this issue was tackled.

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Authors & Contributors
Zuidervaart, Huibert Jan
Roberts, Lissa Louise
Fregonese, Lucio
Bevilacqua, Fabio
Morrison-Low, A. D.
Sturkenboom, Dorothée
Concepts
Scientific apparatus and instruments
Measuring instruments
Meteorology
Societies; institutions; academies
Telescopes
Astronomy
Time Periods
18th century
19th century
Enlightenment
17th century
Places
Netherlands
England
Great Britain
Hague (Nethelands)
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Utrecht (Netherlands)
Institutions
Leiden Observatory
Natuurkundig Genootschap der Dames
Dutch East India Company
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