it was created by a man with another great name, a name perfect for meteorology, doctor george meriwether. doctor meriwether who is a surgeon had come to decide or perhaps imagine that when there was an approaching storm, freshwater leeches seem to get a little agitated. so he thought, how can i harness this meteorology wise and what what he did was built a device called the tempest prognosticator which is the very device you see before you and how it works was there is a circle of little jars in which a freshwater leech would be placed. the jars would be connected by little wires to bells, similar to the mummified monks now that i think about it. at the idea was that if a store were approaching, these leeches would shimmy and the ropes with jangle and the bells would ring and you would think i better bring the washing them. it did did not so much work. which is why we have thermometers and barometers other than, these prognosticators which is sad because look at this, but, there's still a model in a museum that is exactly the kind of museum that we love to celebrate, it is called baromet

he is talking to his secretary meriwether lewis, from the lewis and clark expedition. back at the capital, the capital was the center of washington life in a different way from the white house. they used it for church services. they used it for all sorts of services, scientific demonstrations, particularly women. this is when the greenhouse washington wasge moved into the rotunda. the drone that is above is a both inch dome, which was replaced during the civil war. there's really only one best jewel image of that dome. again, good written accounts. they wanted washington's remains to stay at the capital. the family wouldn't let him leave mount vernon. he wouldthey decided be there in spirit and they commissioned this wonderful sculpture of him. the people were appalled that the president was presented in a seminaked form. the sculptor said he was not want to spend his time recording the haberdasher's art. people complained that he looks like he just not out of the bar and it was moved out into the forecourt. they put a little shed over it for a while. eventually, it en

he comes back from the trip is advised the report of the national thermal was in georgia, meriwether county. you can go there now. if he creates a resort for people with polio living in nature among the trees and that is his business, fdr. he becomes the leader of the state park movement. fdr in the 20s is pushing the state parks, but by the chinese president,, the new deal will create over 800 state parks in the united states. the states didn't even have state parks into the studio work versus cayman in texas where i lived in austin and i teach right now. he then decided and trains foria al smith, the bigshot of new york.ew york. his training as a practicing his verbiage. it is learning how to lean on one side and moves his hips in a very painful ocean to get to the podium. everybody at madison square garden when they cannot tell their breath. first of all, everybody thought he was done with politics. here you are just praying he doesn't fall.g he got to the podium and gave an amazing speech and a thunderous standing ovation. off the charts. if one can't almost an hour. the next day