Calculating the weather : meteorology in the 20th century / Frederik Nebeker.

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Nebeker, Frederik

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9780080528410
0080528414

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QC871 .N344 1995eb

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pt. 1. Meteorology in 1900 -- pt. 2. Meteorology in the first half of the 20th century -- pt. 3. The beginning of the computer era in meteorology.

Summary: Examines the various roles of computation throughout the history of meteorology, paying attention to the period from World War I to the 1960s. This title explains how forecasting the weather became a physics-based science. It studies the impact of the computer on meteorology, and provides an example of science transformed by the computer.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-241) and index.

pt. 1. Meteorology in 1900 -- pt. 2. Meteorology in the first half of the 20th century -- pt. 3. The beginning of the computer era in meteorology.

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Examines the various roles of computation throughout the history of meteorology, paying attention to the period from World War I to the 1960s. This title explains how forecasting the weather became a physics-based science. It studies the impact of the computer on meteorology, and provides an example of science transformed by the computer.

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