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Long ago, it was believed that the gods ruled the weather, because it was a mystery to people. No one knew how to measure heat, cold, or wind. Galileo Galilei invented the thermometer in the 1500s. Soon after, the first barometer was invented to measure air pressure. In other countries, the Celsius...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Housel, Debra J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Huntington Beach, CA : Teacher Created Materials, ©2007.
Colección:Earth and space science readers.
Temas:
Weather > Study and teaching (Elementary)
Climatology > Study and teaching (Elementary)
Meteorology > History > Study and teaching.
Weather.
Climatology.
Meteorology > History.
Temps (Météorologie) > Étude et enseignement (Primaire)
Météorologie > Histoire > Étude et enseignement.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Meteorology & Climatology.
Meteorology > Study and teaching.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Long ago, it was believed that the gods ruled the weather, because it was a mystery to people. No one knew how to measure heat, cold, or wind. Galileo Galilei invented the thermometer in the 1500s. Soon after, the first barometer was invented to measure air pressure. In other countries, the Celsius scale is used, named after astronomer Anders Celsius. Today, meteorologists use newer tools like weather satellites and radar to make weather predictions.
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations
ISBN:9781433390814
1433390817

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