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Merryweather
Merryweather may refer to: People * Alice Merryweather (born 1996), American alpine skier * Andrew Merryweather (born 1961), Australian rules footballer * George Merryweather (1794–1870), English inventor of the tempest prognosticator, a leech-based weather predicting gadget * James Merryweather (1929–2000), English cricketer * John Merryweather (1932–2019), Aruban landscape architect and politician * Julian Merryweather (born 1991), American baseball player * Neil Merryweather (born 1945), Canadian singer, bass player and songwriter Others * Merryweather (band), a Canadian rock band from the 1960s * Merryweather helmet, a firefighter's helmet used by British Victorian era fire brigades * Merryweather, a character in Disney's ''Sleeping Beauty'' * Merryweather Media, a webtoon and animated web series production company * Merryweather & Sons, British builders of steam fire engines and steam tram engines * Irene Merryweather, fictional character appearing in the Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Merryweather
Alice Merryweather (born October 5, 1996) is a FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer from the United States, and competes primarily in the speed events, Downhill (ski competition), downhill and super-G. Born and raised in Hingham, Massachusetts, Hingham, Massachusetts, she graduated from Stratton Mountain School in Vermont and plans to attend Dartmouth College Merryweather won the gold medal in the downhill at the World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships, World Junior Championships in World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2017, 2017. She was named to the United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics, 2018 U.S. Olympic Team, and was fifteenth in the Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's combined, combined event. She made her first World Cup top ten in January 2019 with an eighth in the downhill at Garmisch Classic, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. World Cup results Season standings Top twenty results * 2 top tens * 11 top twent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Merryweather
Andrew Guthrie (born 18 January 1961), known as Andrew Merryweather during his football career, is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy Football Club, Fitzroy and Essendon Football Club, Essendon in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). He used his step father's surname Merryweather during his playing career, then later changed back to his birth name. A Doncaster recruit, he made his only appearance for Fitzroy in the 1982 VFL season, against Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne at Waverley Park. He got another chance to play VFL football six seasons later, when he was called up by Essendon, having spent the previous years playing local football. Used as a defender, he appeared in the first five rounds of the 1988 VFL season, 1988 season. His sons, Cameron Guthrie and Zach Guthrie, Zac Guthrie play for Geelong Football Club, Geelong. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Guthrie, Andrew 1961 births Australian rules footballers from Vict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Merryweather
George Merryweather was a British doctor and inventor, known for inventing the Tempest Prognosticator. Inventions In 1832 George wrote his first essay "The means of maintaining uniform temperature and supporting fire without the agency of wood or coal". He invented the "Platina Lamp", which was described to "keep burning for a fortnight on an economical mixture of pure alcohol and whisky, at a cost of one penny for eight hours". His best-known invention was the Tempest Prognosticator—a weather predicting device also called "The Leech Barometer". It consists of twelve glass bottles containing leeches, which, when disturbed by the atmospheric conditions preceding a storm, climb upwards, triggering a small whalebone hammer which rings a bell. Merryweather referred to the leeches as his "jury of philosophical councilors", suggesting that the more of the leeches that climbed, and the more the bell was rung, the greater the likelihood of a storm. He explained that the twelve bottl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Merryweather
James Herbert Merryweather (2 May 1929 – 19 February 2000) was an English cricketer. Merryweather was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Rowlands Gill, County Durham. Merryweather made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Wiltshire in 1954 against the Surrey Second XI. From 1954 to 1979, he represented the county in 119 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came against Berkshire. He took 714 wickets for Wiltshire. Merryweather also represented Wiltshire in List-A cricket. His List-A debut for the county came against Hampshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. From 1964 to 1973, he represented the county in 5 matches, the last of which came against Hampshire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. Merryweather also represented Minor Counties South in the 1972 Benson and Hedges Cup, playing 4 List-A matches for the team. In his combined List-A matches, he took 18 wickets at a bowling average of 16.50, with best figures of 3/22. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Merryweather
John William Merryweather (25 May 1932 – 24 September 2019) was an Aruban landscape architect and politician. He served as the first Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba from 1986 until 1989. Biography Merryweather was born on 25 May 1932 in Aruba, as the son of British father and an Aruban mother. He went to high school in Jamaica and the United States. He studied at the Loughborough University in England, and specialised in landscape architecture in the United States. In 1952, Merryweather started to work in the oil industry. In 1961, he became head of the park service in Aruba. In 1962, he became the Aruban representative of the newly formed National Park Agency (then STINAPA, nowadays CARMABI). In 1969, he became head of the Curaçaoan park service. In 1978, he became head of the Aruban tourism agency. In 1983, Merryweather became a member of the Aruban Patriotic Party (PPA), and was elected to the island council of Aruba. In April 1984, he resigned from the island council, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Merryweather
Julian Christopher Merryweather (born October 14, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago Cubs. Early life Julian Christopher Merryweather was born on October 14, 1991, in Berkeley, California. Merryweather attended Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California, where he excelled in baseball. College career Merryweather played college baseball at Skyline College and Oklahoma Baptist University. In two seasons with the Bison, Merryweather pitched to a 22–5 win–loss record, 1.73 earned run average (ERA), and 208 strikeouts. Professional career Cleveland Indians (2014–2018) Minor leagues The Cleveland Indians selected Merryweather in the fifth round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers going 1–2 with a 3.66 ERA in 13 games. He pitched 2015 with the Lake Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Merryweather
Neil Merryweather (born Robert Neilson Lillie, December 27, 1945 – March 28, 2021) was a Canadian rock singer, bass player and songwriter. Biography Merryweather was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and began his career in Toronto during the early 1960s, performing under the name Bobby Neilson. Merryweather left The Flying Circus in March 1968, and reunited with former Tripp members Ed Roth and Jimmy Livingston to form a new band. Adding ex-Fraser Loveman Group guitarist Dave Burt and drummer Gary Hall, the new group, initially dubbed 'New King Boiler'. Merryweather's second album, ''Word of Mouth'' (released in September 1969), was a double-album recorded in Los Angeles featuring the band with Steve Miller, Barry Goldberg, Charlie Musselwhite, Dave Mason, Howard Roberts and Bobby Notkoff. The group fragmented, with Merryweather quitting after a dispute. Merryweather turned down an offer from Stephen Stills to join Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young as bass player. ''Word of Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merryweather (band)
Merryweather was a late 1960s Canadian rock band that relocated to California in the autumn of 1968 and recorded for Capitol Records. The band was led by singer/bass player Neil Merryweather and most of the band subsequently formed Salt 'N' Pepper with Rick James (Not to be confused with the later 80's/90's band of the same name). Early years After leaving Bruce Cockburn’s group, The Flying Circus in March 1968, Neil Lillie (born in Winnipeg on December 27, 1945) reunited with keyboard player Ed Roth (born in Toronto on February 16, 1947) and singer Jimmy Livingstone (born in Toronto on February 28, 1938) to form a new band. They had worked together previously in The Just Us, The Tripp and Livingstone’s Tripp (which Roth and Livingston had renamed Livingstone’s Journey following Lillie's departure to join Rick James briefly in the final version of The Mynah Byrds in May 1967). Adding guitarist David Kindred and drummer Gary Hall, the new group, initially called New Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firefighter's Helmet
For centuries, firefighters have worn helmets to protect them from heat, cinders and falling objects. Although the shape of most fire helmets has changed little over the years, their composition has evolved from traditional leather to metals (including brass, nickel and aluminum), to composite helmets constructed of lightweight polymers and other plastics. Leather helmets The original American fire helmet was created by a New York City luggage maker who was also a volunteer fireman in the 1830s, seeking a better design more tailored to the unique requirements for firefighting than the "stovepipe" helmets then in use. Stovepipe was essentially a top hat made of stiff leather with painted design to identify fire company and provided no protection. Leather was chosen as the preferred material both because it was what the man, Henry Gratacap, was familiar with, but also because thick treated leather was flame-resistant and highly resistant to breaking apart. ''Leatherhead'' is a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora, Fauna And Merryweather
Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather are the three good fairies in Walt Disney's 1959 film ''Sleeping Beauty''. They are characterized as Princess Aurora's fairy godmothers and guardians, who appear at baby Aurora's christening to present their gifts to her. The three were voiced by Verna Felton, Barbara Jo Allen, and Barbara Luddy, respectively. Characteristics Flora is the eldest fairy, dressed in a red gown, a red hat, and a red cape clipped with an orange square. She is the leader of the group. Her gift to Aurora is the gift of beauty. She created and possesses the powerful Sword of Truth and the invulnerable Shield of Virtue, which she can conjure whenever she sees fit. She is voiced by Verna Felton. Fauna is the middle fairy, dressed in a green gown, a green hat, and a green cape clipped with a green triangle. She is shown to be a bit flighty, but is the kindest of the three and the most sensitive. Her gift to Aurora is the gift of song. She is voiced by Barbara Jo Allen. Merry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merryweather Media
Merryweather may refer to: People * Alice Merryweather (born 1996), American alpine skier * Andrew Merryweather (born 1961), Australian rules footballer * George Merryweather (1794–1870), English inventor of the tempest prognosticator, a leech-based weather predicting gadget * James Merryweather (1929–2000), English cricketer * John Merryweather (1932–2019), Aruban landscape architect and politician * Julian Merryweather (born 1991), American baseball player * Neil Merryweather (born 1945), Canadian singer, bass player and songwriter Others * Merryweather (band), a Canadian rock band from the 1960s * Merryweather helmet, a firefighter's helmet used by British Victorian era fire brigades * Merryweather, a character in Disney's ''Sleeping Beauty'' * Merryweather Media, a webtoon and animated web series production company * Merryweather & Sons, British builders of steam fire engines and steam tram engines * Irene Merryweather Irene Merryweather, also known as the Chronicler, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merryweather & Sons
Merryweather & Sons of Clapham, later Greenwich, London, were builders of steam Fire apparatus, fire engines and steam tram engines. The founder was Moses Merryweather (1791–1872) of Clapham, who was joined by his son Richard Moses (1839–1877). Fire appliances The Merryweathers worked with the engineer Edward Field to fit his design of a vertical boiler onto a horse-drawn platform. They successfully applied it for use in their steam fire engine, thus improving water pressure and making easier to use once steam had been got up. It was reckoned that an engine could get up enough pressure to pump within ten minutes of a call out; the fire could be started before leaving the fire station so there would be enough pressure by the time they arrived at the scene of the fire. Appliances were available in small sizes suitable for a country house, pumping about 100 gallons per minute, through to large dockyard models, rated at 2000 gallons per minute. A common size, popular with Bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
