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In the early 1940s, before the age of computers, Pittsburgh's original Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science had weather sensors mounted on a pipe on the roof (actually, outdoor East Wing of the Astronomical Observatory) with weather instruments mounted in the first floor's Great Hall, so the public could immediately see current weather conditions.

In the early 1980s, a smaller version of such weather instruments were mounted just outside the east doors to the Astronomical Observatory.

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--- On Thu, 11/20/08, Maeyninckx Ann <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Maeyninckx Ann <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: FW: Weather exhibit
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 6:49 AM
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> We are planning to create a weather forecast exhibit.
> We'd like our visitors to read out some weather
> instruments. All data will be imported in some computer
> program, your personal weather forecast is made by the
> computer. 
> Does anyone has experience with this kind of
> exhibit/computer program and will share this with me?
> 
> > Vriendelijke groeten
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> > Ann Maeyninckx
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> > Meer weten? Surf naar www.hidrodoe.be
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