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When in 1870 Congress created a federal storm-warning service under the U.S. Army Signal Office, the era of amateur scientists, volunteer observers, and adhoc organizations came to an end. But the gains had been significant, including advances in natural history and medical geography, and in understanding the general circulation of the earth's atmosphere.
Author: James R. Fleming
ISBN-10: 0801863597
ISBN-13: 9780801863592
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/20/2000
Pages: 292
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.28h x 7.54w x 0.63d
James Rodger Fleming is an associate professor and director of the Science, Technology and Society Program at Colby College. He has been a research meteorologist, a Smithsonian Fellow, and a historical consultant to the American Meteorological Society.
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