Chapter 1
The birth of modern forecasting
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Chapter 2
Old Probabilities and the Weather Bureau
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Chapter 3
Standardizing time for the world
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The father of weather forecasting
Ch 1 · The birth of modern forecasting
schopenhauer Modern Weather Forecasting
Abbe telegraphed the weather through a copper wire! (Through the wire, yeah!) To print the daily forecast in the morning news!
schopenhauer Local merchants funded Abbe's first regional weather service in 1869 to protect valuable shipping and trade.
Fun Fact
Telegraphing the weather: Cleveland Abbe's first weather reports in 1869 were sent for free because telegraph operators wanted to prove how fast their technology worked.
schopenhauer Abbe used telegraph networks to gather instant weather updates from distant cities for the first time.
Glossary
meteorology (noun)
The science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including both weather and climate. In 1869, Cleveland Abbe utilized regional telegraphic data at the Cincinnati Observatory to issue daily weather forecasts.
The science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including both weather and climate. In 1869, Cleveland Abbe utilized regional telegraphic data at the Cincinnati Observatory to issue daily weather forecasts.
Quiz
What weather map symbol, still used today, did Cleveland Abbe introduce to show high pressure?
schopenhauer Spin the weather wheel to discover how Cleveland Abbe created America's first daily forecasts.
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What company's telegraph lines did Cleveland Abbe use to compile his first weather reports?
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What was Cleveland Abbe's original scientific field before he switched to weather?
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Which city's Chamber of Commerce funded Cleveland Abbe's first regional weather service in 1869?
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On the second day of Cleveland Abbe's 1869 experiment, how many cities' weather reports were printed in the local paper?
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In 1869, which technology did Cleveland Abbe use to gather real-time weather data from different cities?