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Post by J85K on Apr 2, 2016 7:00:55 GMT -4
Compliments of Robert_J85I The pioneers of weather forecasting - physi....pdf (144.39 KB) In 1853 a group of maritime nations agreed (following an American suggestion) that sailors on their ships would log their position, air pressure, temperature, wind force and direction at set times each day. The man selected to co-ordinate the UK's weather-recording effort was Robert FitzRoy, and his appointment marked the beginning of what has become the Meteorological Office (Met Office). FitzRoy's job was not to predict weather, though. Instead, he was charged with facilitating and gathering the various weather observations, with the aim of producing climatological wind charts to reduce the cost of shipping.
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