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Core
Title
Annals of the Astronomical Observatory of Harvard College. Vol. XXXI. - Parts I and II.
Subtitle
Investigations of the New England Meteorological Society for the Years 1890 and 1891
Title (generic)
Book

The book features a detailed meteorological accounts of weather phenomena for 1890 and 1891, with a section on the Lawrence tornado/cyclone of July 26, 1890.

Contents of Part I
Preface
Observations of the New England Meteorological Society in the Year 1890, with a Summary for the Year and Plate I
Five-Year Tables of Temperature and Precipitation for New England, by J. Warren Smith, with an Introduction, by William Morris Davis, Director of the Society
The Lawrence Tornado of July 26, 1890 with Plates II to V
1. The Features of Tornadoes and their Distinction from other Storms, by William Morris Davis
2. The Lawrence Tornado, by H. Helm Clayton of the Blue Hill Observatory
3. Evidence of Vorticular Motion in the Lawrence Tornado, by Hiram F. Mills of Lawrence
4. Description of Plates II to V

Contents of Part II
Observations of the New England Meteorological Society in the Year 1891. Introduction by William Morris Davis, Director of the Society.
Meteorological Summary for the year 1891, by J. Warren Smith, U. S. Weather Bureau, Assistant and Editor of the Bulletin
Thunderstorms in New England during the Years 1886 and 1887, by Robert DeCourcy Ward

Publisher
Cambridge: William H. Wheeler, Printer.
Accession No.
Date (created)
1893
Format
343 pp.
Author
Pickering, Edward C.
Rights
This book is owned by the Lawrence History Center, but copyright may be held by another business or organization. Please contact the Center for more information.
Sub Author
Smith, J. Warren ; Davis, William Morris ; Clayton, H. Helm ; Mills, Hiram F. ; Ward, Robert DeCourcy
Language
English
Administrative
Location
2nd Floor Stacks - Library
Display Value
Excellent
Condition
Good
Cataloged By
Grisé_ Sibelle
Cataloged On

Former library copy, two volumes bound as one.
Spine embossed: ROYAL OBSERVATORY with library catalog number.
Pencil marks on various pages.
Covers have wear.

Status
OK