Lovelock , James Ephraim — (1919–) British scientist A Londoner, Lovelock was educated at the universities of London and Manchester during the early years of World War II. After graduating in 1941 he joined the staff of the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) in … Scientists
Wind — For other uses, see Wind (disambiguation). Wind, from the … Wikipedia
Flow measurement — is the quantification of bulk fluid movement. Flow can be measured in a variety of ways. Positive displacement flow meters acumulate a fixed volume of fluid and then count the number of times the volume is filled to measure flow. Other flow… … Wikipedia
Outline of hydrology — The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to hydrology: Hydrology – study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth and other planets, including the hydrologic cycle, water resources and… … Wikipedia
Measuring instrument — Captain Nemo and Professor Aronnax contemplating measuring instruments in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea … Wikipedia
Ultrasonic flow meter — A ultrasonic flow meter measures the velocity of a liquid or gas through a pipe using acoustic sensors. This has some advantages over other measurement techniques. The results are slightly affected by temperature, density or conductivity.… … Wikipedia
gas meter — an apparatus for measuring and recording the amount of gas produced or consumed, esp. such an apparatus metering the amount of household gas piped into a dwelling. [1805 15] * * * ▪ measurement device device for measuring the quantity or… … Universalium
List of cycles — This article does not deal with types of bicycles, for that see Bicycle#Types and Category:Cycle types. This is a list of recurring cycles. See also list of wave topics, time, and pattern. Contents 1 Time and calendar cycles 2 Planetary cycles … Wikipedia
Pitometer log — Pitometer logs (also known as pit logs) are devices used to measure a ship s speed relative to the water. They are used on both surface ships and submarines. Data from the pitometer log is usually fed directly into the ship s navigation… … Wikipedia
Ultrasonic sensor — Ultrasonic sensors (also known as transducers when they both send and receive) work on a principle similar to radar or sonar which evaluate attributes of a target by interpreting the echoes from radio or sound waves respectively. Ultrasonic… … Wikipedia
Ветер — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Ветер (значения). Ветроуказатель простейшее устройство для определения скорости и направления ветра, использующееся на аэродромах … Википедия