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Centuries ago, weathervanes were one of the first
instruments to detect changes in the weather by pointing in
the direction from which the wind was blowing. The
Tower Of Winds in Athens, Greece (48 BC) is among the
earliest archaeological examples, topped with its Triton
weathervane. Over the years, a variety of ornaments have
been created to display various cultural, religious, and
patriotic themes.
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By definition the weathervane, or weathercock as it is also
called, is a figure that turns freely on a vertical rod and by
virtue of its design, always points into the wind. Stated
another way, the wind always comes from the direction in
which the weathervane points.
Wherever people have settled, their reliance upon the
weathervane has been as basic to them as grinding wheat
for bread. The weathervane has always represented a
simpler way of life, a life that is tied closely to nature. At
the end of each day and with the dawning of the next,
people have looked to the sky and studied the direction of
their weathervane. They have plowed and sown, reaped
and stored, worked and played, trusting the good
directions of the wind that drove their fate.
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