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Title Pioneers in the world of weather and climatology / edited by Sherman Hollar. [Boundless electronic resource]

Publication Info. Britannica Educational Pub., 2012.
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Contents Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Aristotle; Chapter 2 Galileo; Chapter 3 William Dampier; Chapter 4 Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit; Chapter 5 Anders Celsius; Chapter 6 Benjamin Franklin; Chapter 7 Alexander von Humboldt; Chapter 8 John Dalton; Chapter 9 Joseph Henry; Chapter 10 Christian Doppler; Chapter 11 Alexander Buchan; Chapter 12 Cleveland Abbe; Chapter 13 Wladimir Köppen; Chapter 14 Léon Teisserenc de Bort; Chapter 15 William Henry Dines; Chapter 16 Svante August Arrhenius; Chapter 17 Vilhelm Bjerknes; Chapter 18 Milutin Milankovitch.
Chapter 19 Alfred WegenerChapter 20 Tor Bergeron; Chapter 21 Jacob Bjerknes; Chapter 22 Carl-Gustaf Arvid Rossby; Chapter 23 Vincent Joseph Schaefer; Chapter 24 Walter Munk; Chapter 25 T. Theodore Fujita; Chapter 26 Bert Bolin; Chapter 27 Charles David Keeling; Chapter 28 Jane Lubchenco; Conclusion; Glossary; For More Information; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover.
Summary Sometimes fickle and often devastating in its most extreme forms, the weather can seem inscrutable. Yet our understanding of weather systems and climate has improved greatly over the years due to the work of scientists dedicated to studying the planet's meteorological conditions. This absorbing volume introduces readers to individuals who have stood at the forefront of deciphering weather-related phenomena and advanced the science of climatology.
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Subject Climatologists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Climatology -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Meteorologists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Meteorology -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Climatologists.
Climatology.
Meteorologists.
Meteorology.
Genre Electronic books.
Biography.
History.
Juvenile works.
Added Author Boundless (Digital media service)
ISBN 9781615307432 : $29.95
1615307435 : $29.95
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