Cleveland Abbe
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Cleveland Abbe (December 3, 1838 in New York City – December 29, 1916 in Chevy Chase, Maryland) was a famous American meteorologist and advocate of time zones. While director of the Cincinnati Observatory in Cincinnati, Ohio, he developed a system of telegraphic weather reports, daily weather maps, and weather forecasts. Under his influence, Cincinnati was made the meteorological observation headquarters for the entire United States. This was confirmed by Congress in 1870, when it established the U.S. Weather Bureau and inaugurated the use of daily weather forecasts. In recognition of his work, Abbe, who was often known as Old Probability for the reliability of his forecasts, was appointed the first head of the new service.
Abbe was also a genealogist, writing the history of his paternal family in the book The Abbe-Abbey Genealogy co-authored with Josephine Nichols. His publications include:
- Annual Summary and Review of Progress in Meteorology (1873-88)
- Treatise on Meteorological Apparatus and Methods (1887)
- Preliminary Studies for Storm and Weather Predictions (1889)
- The Mechanics of the Earth's Atmosphere (1891)
- Physical Basis of Long Range Forecastings (1902)
- Relations between Climates and Crops (1905)
- Mechanics of the Earth's Atmosphere (third coll. 1911)
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