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Daily weather map

  • Part of The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science
  • 1922

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Daily weather map of the United States with symbols indicating the state of weather as well as isobars and isotherms illustrated by continuous or dotted lines, respectively. Arrows denote wind direction.

Illustration found within junior high school/high school-level textbook on science with topics including air; food; water; weather; fire; heating, lighting and electricity within homes; clothing and microscopic organisms. Begins with a foreword to the teacher with subsequent content including scientific projects and experiments. End of book contains a bibliography of children's books on science as well as as list of equipment needed for text teachings. Scientific diagrams and illustrations can be found throughout the text including printed photographic reproductions of students conducting experiments and lab equipment setups for experiments.

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  • United States. Weather Bureau
Author
  • Tower, Samuel Francis
Publisher
  • D.C. Heath and Company
Place of publication
  • New York (State)--New York
  • Illinois--Chicago
  • Massachusetts--Boston
Format
  • Image
  • Text
Genre
  • Maps
  • Publications
Extent
  • 19 cm H
  • 398 pages
Language
  • English
Subject
  • Education, Secondary
  • Middle school education
  • Science
  • Science--Experiments
  • Science--Study and teaching
  • Textbooks
  • Weather
  • Weather forecasting
Rights Public Domain Mark 1.0
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science
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  • Students gather around a teacher who is conducting a scientific experiment

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Tower, Samuel Francis. “Daily Weather Map.” The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science. New York, New York: D.C. Heath and Company, 1922. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/rx913r12j.

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