The article was published in the Baltimore Evening Sun on April 27, 1960. Click on the image to view the full size.
Belfort Instrument Helps Army Draw Man-In-The-Moon
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The Airlines’ Eye on the Sky
June 15th, 2007The Airlines’ Eyes on the Skies By Del Quentin Wilber The Washington (DC) Post
FORT WORTH — Airline meteorologist Mark Mabey stares at four computer screens on his desk. They are filled with data, charts and radar images. All seem to suggest a different potential for thunderstorms — the airlines’ enemy during the hectic summer travel season. Read the rest of this entry »
Aneroid* Barometer Development
May 3rd, 2007Julien Fiez, founder of Belfort Instrument Company is credited with early U.S. development of the aneroid barograph for the company he founded in Baltimore in 1876. Read the rest of this entry »
Accuracy of The Human Hair Hygrometer
April 28th, 2007The human hair hygrometer was invented by H.B. De Saussure in the 18th century and has stood the test of time as a reliable and accurate method of measuring relative humidity, not actual amount of water vapor in the air. Read the rest of this entry »
Could Global Warming Be Halted by Controlling the Weather?
April 27th, 2007Frustrated with the limits of public policy to tackle global warming, some scientists say the time has come to engineer a way to control the weather. The idea might seem appealing, says a science scholar, but it could have potentially harmful ramifications. Read the rest of this entry »