Thomas Romney Robinson

The Reverend
Thomas Romney Robinson
FRS FRAS
Robinson early in life
Born
John Thomas Romney Robinson

(1792-04-23)23 April 1792
Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland
Died28 February 1882(1882-02-28) (aged 89)
Armagh, County Armagh, Ireland
Alma materTrinity College Dublin (BA)
Known forInventing the four-cup anemometer
Spouse
Lucy Jane Edgeworth
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(m. 1843)​
Relatives
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsArmagh Observatory
A hemispherical cup anemometer of the type invented in 1846 by John Thomas Romney Robinson

John Thomas Romney Robinson FRS FRAS[1] (23 April 1792 – 28 February 1882), usually referred to as Thomas Romney Robinson, was an Irish astronomer. He was the longtime director of the Armagh Observatory, one of the chief astronomical observatories in the UK of its time.

He is remembered as inventor of the 4-cup anemometer.

  1. ^ "1883MNRAS..43..181. Page 181". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 43 (4): 181. 1883. Bibcode:1883MNRAS..43..181.. doi:10.1093/mnras/43.4.181.