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Title
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Charting the Ephemeral: The Evolution of Climate Knowledge
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of maps and charts illustrating techniques and methods for manually depicting weather data. The project explores the ways in which early meteorologists sought to understand their environments, how the technological advancements such as the invention of the barometer, telegraph, and RADAR impacted knowledge of world climate.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Jose Rivera
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
US/World
Historical Map
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Engraver
John Chappelsmith
Type
individual map, atlas sheet, book figure, part of bound collection, born-digital
Atlas sheet as part of ccompanying his article “Account of a Tornado near New Harmony, Ind., April 30, 1852, with a Map of the Track, &c.” in Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge (Washington, D.C.) 7 (1855)
Format notes
Engraving, 55x74cm
Collection
Name of collection of which the map is a part
Historic Maps Collection
URL or Unique Identifier
http://libweb5.princeton.edu/visual_materials/maps/websites/thematic-maps/quantitative/meteorology/chappelsmith-map.jpg
Date Published
1955
Date Depicted
1952
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Title
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Map of the Track of the Tornado of April 30th 1852
Description
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This map shows what is referred to as the first scientific study of a tornado’s path and the first conclusive proof that tornadoes are an inward, upward, and onward moving column of air. In his article, Chappelsmith notes that people living five miles north of the storm continued to plough their fields during the whole time. The tornado’s track was one mile wide and sped from New Harmony to Leavenworth in 1.5 hours, averaging sixty miles per hour and toppling trees at the rate of seven thousand per minute. Primarily based on his detailed examination of these prostrated trees left in the storm’s wake, he concludes that the “phenomena are incompatible with the rotary hypothesis. . . . I am inclined to believe in Professor Espy’s idea of an ascensional column . . .” [pp. 10–11].
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John Chappelsmith
Source
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Accompanying his article “Account of a Tornado near New Harmony, Ind., April 30, 1852, with a Map of the Track, &c.”
Publisher
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Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge (Washington, D.C.)
Date
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1852
Format
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Engraving,
Language
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English
Coverage
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From Golconda Illinois, to Wabash River across Indiana & the Ohio River to Georgetown Kentucky, U.S
arrows
colorless
diagrams
Illinois
Ohio River
sketches
tornado
trees
weather map
wind pressure
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Title
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Charting the Ephemeral: The Evolution of Climate Knowledge
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of maps and charts illustrating techniques and methods for manually depicting weather data. The project explores the ways in which early meteorologists sought to understand their environments, how the technological advancements such as the invention of the barometer, telegraph, and RADAR impacted knowledge of world climate.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Jose Rivera
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
US/World
Historical Map
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Cartographer
Elias Loomis
Type
individual map, atlas sheet, book figure, part of bound collection, born-digital
One of thirteen charts accompanying Loomis’s article “On Two Storms Which Were Experienced throughout the United States, in the Month of February, 1842.”
Format notes
Printed with added color, 23.5 × 30.5 cm. Scale not given
Collection
Name of collection of which the map is a part
Historic Maps Collection
URL or Unique Identifier
http://libweb5.princeton.edu/visual_materials/maps/websites/thematic-maps/quantitative/meteorology/loomis-map-1845.jpg
Date Published
1842
Date Depicted
1842
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Chart 10, February 3, 1832
Description
An account of the resource
Map showing colored areas of climate conditions on a particular day. The colored areas correspond to precipitation conditions, , i.e. snow, clear, rain, clouds, fog. Different lines depict areas of equal pressure (dashed) and areas of equal thermal oscillation (dotted).
These early depictions resulted in created a plan for the Smithsonian Institution. Loomis’s proposal for a system of observers across the United States and for daily weather maps was realized in Congress’s creation of the Weather Bureau of the United States Signal Service in 1870. This became the National Weather Service we know today.
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One of thirteen charts accompanying Loomis’s article “On Two Storms Which Were Experienced throughout the United States, in the Month of February, 1842.”
Publisher
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American Philosophical Society
Date
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1842
Format
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Printed map
Language
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English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Printed map
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Eastern US
arrows
chart
Climate
climate data
climate zones
color
Eastern United States
lines
meteorology
temperature
weather map
wind pressure
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Title
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Charting the Ephemeral: The Evolution of Climate Knowledge
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of maps and charts illustrating techniques and methods for manually depicting weather data. The project explores the ways in which early meteorologists sought to understand their environments, how the technological advancements such as the invention of the barometer, telegraph, and RADAR impacted knowledge of world climate.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Jose Rivera
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
US/World
Historical Map
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Lithographer
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Weather Bureau
Type
individual map, atlas sheet, book figure, part of bound collection, born-digital
Atlas Map
Format notes
45x58cm
Collection
Name of collection of which the map is a part
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Call Number
9734.002
URL or Unique Identifier
http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/workspace/handleMediaPlayer?lunaMediaId=RUMSEY~8~1~280218~90053406
Date Published
1901
Date Depicted
1901
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(United States) Weather Map. January 1, 1901
Description
An account of the resource
This weather map is published by the US Department of Agriculture. Observations were taken from 8am to 8pm where barometers reduced to Sea Level and 32degrees Fahrenheit. The heavy dotted lines inclose ares of marked changes in temperature during the past 24 hours. Shaded areas show regions of precipitation during the pat 12 hours. Arrows point in the direction the wind is blowing. The use of symbols is interesting here, as they indicate weather being clear, partly cloudy, cloudy, with rain, snow, etc. The amount of text that accompanies the map reflects the weather conditions and general forecast. It is interesting that these maps had to be published daily based on a network of national sites communicating climate data back and forth.
Creator
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Source
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David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Publisher
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Date
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1901
Format
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45x58cm, scale not given
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Atlas Map
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
United States
climate data
color
meteorology
precipitation
symbols
temperature
text description
United States
Washington D.C.
weather map
wind pressure