Measuring
Instruments
PHYSICS
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Measuring Instruments
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Image Inventor Uses
No instrument invention
A barometer is a
1644 Evangelista scientific instrument
Barometer Torricelli used to measure
1. atmospheric
pressure.
Anemometer is a
Anemomete Leon device used for
r 1450 Battista measuring the
2. Alberti speed of airflow in
the atmosphere.
Hygrometer is used
Leonardo to measure
Hygrometer 1480 da Vinci humidity or amount
3. of water vapour in
the air.
Herbert Fathometer is used
Fathometer 1928 Grove to measure depth of
4. Dorsey the ocean.
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An odometer is a
Thomas scientific
Odometer 1698 Savery instrument used to
5. registers distance
travel by a vehicle.
Caliper is a type of
Pierre measuring tool that
Caliper 1631 Vernier measures the
6. dimensions of an
object.
Digital Voltmeters
give readings as
numerical displays.
They also provide
Digital Andrew outputs that can be
Voltmeter 1954 Kay transmitted over
7. distance, can
activate printers or
typewriters, and
can feed into
computers.
Karl Sphygmomanomet
Sphygmo- Samuel er
1881 Ritter von is used to monitor
Manometer
8. Basch blood pressure.
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The theodolite is
an instrument
that can measure
both horizontal
Leonard and vertical
9. Theodolite 1550 Digges angles, which
allows surveyors
to “triangulate”
the position of
objects in a
specific area
Lactometer is a
device used for
10. Lactometer ------ Mr. Dicas measuring the
density of milk to
check whether it is
adulterated or not.
Pyrometer also is
known used to
Pyrometer detect the
temperature of an
11. Josiah object’s surface
1770-80 temperature,
Wedgwoo
d which depends on
the radiation
emitted from the
object.
Stethoscope is
medical instrument
used in listening to
12. sounds produced
Stethoscope 1816 Rene within the body,
Laennec chiefly in the heart
or lungs.
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The refractomet
er is a well-
established
instrument that
is used
for measuring
1869 the water
Refractometer Ernst Abbe content of
13. liquids. It
measures the
refractive index
of the liquid,
which changes
according to the
moisture
content.
A crescograph i
Jagdish s a device for
Crescograph 1919 Chandra measuring the
14. Bose growth in
plants.
Spectrophotomet
Spectrophotom er is
eter Arnold O. commonly used
1939 Beckman to measure the
15. concentration of
a compound in
an aqueous
solution.
Clinical
Thermometer is
Clinical 1867 Sir Thomas used to
Thermometer Allbut measure human
16. body
temperature.
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A barometer is
Quantum a scientific
1996 instrument used
17. Karatmeter Equipment to give an exact
Pvt. Ltd. reading of purity
of gold.
A pyranomete
r is a sensor
that converts
the global
18. Pyranometer Anders solar radiation
1893 Knutsson it receives into
Angstrom an electrical
signal that can
be measured.
Electro
cardiogram is
used to
measure your
Electro- Willem heart's
19. cardiogram 1480 Einthoven electrical
activity
detect heart
problems and
monitor your
heart's health.
Colorimeter is
used to
20. Colorimeter 1870 Jules compare the
Duboscq intensities of
colour in a
solution.
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Bolometer is an
instrument that is
Samuel used to detect as
21. Bolometer 1878 Langley well as measure
the microwave
energy radiation &
heat.
Accelerometer is a
device that
measures the
acceleration
George forces acting on
22. Accelerometer 1783 Atwood an object, in order
to determine the
object's position in
space and monitor
the object's
movement.
Barometric
Altimeter is used to
Barometric Paul measure altitude
23. 1480 Kollsman by calculating the
Altimeter
location's air
pressure.
Tim Salinometer is an
24. Salinometer 1975 Dauphine instrument for
e measuring the
salinity of water.
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Radiometer is
a device used
Sir to
25. Radiometer 1870 William measure the
Crookes intensity of
radiant
energy.
Eudiometer
Tubes are
used to
Professor measure the
26. Eudiometer 1775 Marsilio volume of gas
Landriani produced or
consumed in a
chemical
reaction
Tonometer is
Hans used to
27. Tonometer 1954 Goldman measure the
n pressure
inside your
eyes.
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