Dines, William Henry, 1855-1927

Son of George Dines, meteorologist of Horsham, Walton-on-Thames and London. Ecuated at Corpus Christi, Cambridge, B. A., 1881. Designed a pressure tube anenometer and other instruments and made an elaborate study of the upper air. From 1905 to 1922 he was director of experiments on upper air for the Meteorological Office. Most experiments were done at Benson near Hallingford, Berkshire. F. R. S., 1905. F. Meteorol. Soc. President of Meteorological Society, 1901 and 1902.

From the description of Items in various series of The Royal Society, 1909-1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81892446