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A Claim of Priority
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A Claim of Priority

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J'AI en récemment l'occasion de lire dans le Philosophical Magazine (Août 1886) la description très-intéressante d'un “intégrateur sphérique,” combiné par Mr. Frederick John Smith, et qui semble être une modification de celuidu Prof. Hele-Shaw. Mais l'idée première de ces appareils, et c'est sur quoi je dois appeler votre attention, m'appartient sans doute, car dans le No. 630 du journal anglais NATURE (Novembre 24, 1881) j'ai donné la description d'un “AnémometrèIntégrateur,” fondé sur le même principe, et qui a été plus tard cité dans le Quarterly yournal of the Royal Meteorological Society (No. 43, 1882), par Mr. Laughton (“Historical Sketch of Anemometry and Anemometers”).

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