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Author:
Potter, Sean author.
Title:
Too near for dreams : the story of Cleveland Abbe, America's first weather forecaster / Sean Potter.
Publisher:
American Meteorological Society,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
xviii, 374 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Subject:
Abbe, Cleveland,--1838-1916.
United States.--Weather Bureau--History.
Abbe, Cleveland,--1838-1916.
Meteorologists--United States--Biography.
Weather forecasting--United States--History.
Meteorologists.
United States.
Other Authors:
American Meteorological Society, issuing body.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-357) and index.
Contents:
Author's note -- Key figures in the life of Cleveland Abbe -- Preface -- Prologue -- 1. Early years (1838-1860) -- 2. Cambridge (1860-1864) -- 3. Pulkovo (1864-1866) -- 4. Cincinnati (1867-1870) -- 5. The birth of a weather service (1869-1877) -- 6. Science and service (1878-1908) -- 7. Final years (1909-1916) -- Epilogue -- Biographical timeline of Cleveland Abbe.
ISBN:
9781944970567
1944970568
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1122799240
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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