People often accuse the Bureau of Meteorology of using a crystal ball in it's work and at last they are vindicated. Not quite a tool for weather forecasting but for measuring sunlight. Caption reads:
Three perfect sunshine days left their mark on the recording device at the Weather Bureau;.Sun rays are concentrated through a crystal magnifying condenser and burn furrows on a slowly-revolving card, marked in hours. Left : Yesterday's card being examined by an official. Right:.The sunshine records for Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.
Citation:
1938 'STRIPS OF BRISBANE'S SUNSHINE.', The Courier-Mail(Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), 1 September, p. 1, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38706866
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