Too Near for Dreams
The Story of Cleveland Abbe, America’s First Weather Forecaster
Distributed for the American Meteorological Society
424 pages
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24 halftones
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6 x 9
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Table of Contents

Contents
Author’s Note
Key Figures in the Life of Cleveland Abbe
Preface
Prologue
Chapter 1: Early Years (1838-1860)
Chapter 2: Cambridge (1860-1864)
Chapter 3: Pulkova (1864-1866)
Chapter 4: Cincinnati (1867-1870)
Chapter 5: The Birth of a Weather Service (1869-1877)
Chapter 6: Science and Service (1878-1908)
Chapter 7: Final Years (1909-1916)
Epilogue
Biographical Timeline of Cleveland Abbe
Acknowledgments
References
Notes
Key Figures in the Life of Cleveland Abbe
Preface
Prologue
Chapter 1: Early Years (1838-1860)
Chapter 2: Cambridge (1860-1864)
Chapter 3: Pulkova (1864-1866)
Chapter 4: Cincinnati (1867-1870)
Chapter 5: The Birth of a Weather Service (1869-1877)
Chapter 6: Science and Service (1878-1908)
Chapter 7: Final Years (1909-1916)
Epilogue
Biographical Timeline of Cleveland Abbe
Acknowledgments
References
Notes
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