Sunshine recorders Sunshine recorders The Campbell-Stokes recorder was invented by John Francis Campbell in 1853 and later modified in 1879 by Sir George Gabriel Stokes. The original design by Campbell consisted of a glass sphere set into a wooden bowel with the sun burning a trace on the bowel. Stokes's refinement was to make the housing out of metal and to have a card holder set behind the sphere. ...more on Wikipedia about "Campbell-Stokes recorder"
A Jordan sunshine recorder is one in which the movement of the sun provides the occurrence of the event. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jordan sunshine recorder"
A Marvin sunshine recorder is one which uses a clock type mechanism to record the sun. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marvin sunshine recorder"
A Pers sunshine recorder is one in which the movement of the sun provides the occurrence of the event. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pers sunshine recorder"
Sunshine Recorders are used to indicate the amount of sunshine at a given location. The results are used to help provide information on the climate of an area and some of the fields it is of importance to are science, agriculture and tourism. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sunshine recorders"
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