In honor of said day, let me share with you concerning the scientist who invented the anemometer (an instrument that measures wind speed).
William Whewell (1794-1866) served at Cambridge University as an Anglican clergyman almost all his life. As a scientist he authored one of the Bridgewater Treaties: Astronomy and General Physics Considered with Reference to Natural Theology. His scientific interests were wide ranging. he is credited with coining the terms scientist and physicist, as well as the term catastrophism in geology, which he defended against uniformitarianism. He also made important contributions to the study of the tides.
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