What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: William Henry Dines FRS 1855-1927 pioneering meteorologist created the Benson Observatory near here at Colne House (now demolished) where he lived and worked 1913-1927 Recorded plaque organisation: Bensington Society, Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board.
William Henry Dines FRS was a pioneering meteorologist who established the Benson Observatory in 1913, significantly advancing wind measurement techniques through his inventions.
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