Politics, statistics and weather forecasting, 1840-1910 taming the weather / Aitor Anduaga.
| Author/creator | Anduaga Ega©ła, Aitor |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge studies in the history of science, technology, and medicine ; 40 |
| 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. |
| Abstract | "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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Anduaga Ega©ła, Aitor. Politics, statistics and weather forecasting, 1840-1910 London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020 9780367244590 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019018332 |
| ISBN | 9781000134780 (adobe) |
| ISBN | 9781000139921 (mobi) |
| ISBN | 9781000145069 ( epub) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |