The history of the British Meteorological Office to 1905
This thesis covers the first half century of the British Metorological Office and events leading to its foundation. After an introductory chapter the narrative describes how growth of marine transportation led to awareness of possible benefits from knowledge of wind patterns. Moves to collect marine...
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Open University
1988
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| Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.481845 |