Private weather organizations and the founding of the united states weather bureau

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1063-1071

  Craft, Erik D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

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EID: 33744774115     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050700024141     Document Type: Article

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