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Subject(s)

• Weather forecasting—Methodology—History—19th century [Browse]
• Weather forecasting—Mathematical models—History—19th century [Browse]
• Weather forecasting—Political aspects—History—19th century [Browse]
• Science and state—History—19th century [Browse]

Series

• Routledge studies in the history of science, technology, and medicine ; 40. [More in this series]
• Routledge studies in the history of science, technology and medicine ; 40

Summary note

"Weather forecasting is the most visible branch of meteorology and has its modern roots in the nineteenth century when scientists redefined meteorology in the way weather forecasts were made, developing maps of isobars, or lines of equal atmospheric pressure, as the main forecasting tool. This book is the history of how weather forecasting was moulded and modelled by the processes of nation-state building and statistics in the western world"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Pre-1850 conceptualizations of storms
• Statistics and meteorology before 1854
• The adoption of an Eulerian approach by state interests
• The Lagrangian approach as a counterweight
• The convergence between statistics and synoptic method
• The hegemony of the Eulerian approach and the beginning of its end
• Behind weather forecasting: national interests and the primacy of public service over research
• Meteorological cartography.

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ISBN

• 9780367244590 ((hardback))
• 0367244594 ((hardback))

LCCN

2019016481

OCLC

1097366060

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