A rain gauge is an instrument that measures how much rainfall falls in a given set time.
The Ancient Greeks were the first people to monitor rainfall at around 500 b.
c.
They
were followed by the Country of India, around 100 years later, using bowls to...
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A rain gauge is an instrument that measures how much rainfall falls in a given set time.
The Ancient Greeks were the first people to monitor rainfall at around 500 b.
c.
They
were followed by the Country of India, around 100 years later, using bowls to collect the
water.
Measuring the rainfall give the Greeks and Indians an idea to collect the data, and
then tax there citizens, according to how much growth of pastures from the rainfall.
According to history, the first known rain gauge was made by a man called Cheugugi
from Korea, but we also find other sources that credit Jang Yeong Sil to be the first
person to devlop a rain gauge, by refining an existing gauge.
In the United Kingdom Christopher Wren developed the first rain gauge, called the
tipping bucket in 1662 A.
D.
Usually when measuring how much rain has fallen, the measurements are taken in
millimeters, but sometimes it can be measured in inches or centimeters.
They can either
be read by a person, or a automatic weather
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