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Southern hemisphere surface-air circulation: being a study of the mean monthly pressure amplitudes, the tracks of the anticyclones and cyclones, and the meteorological records of several Antarctic expeditions. By William J. S. Lockyer ... chief assistant, Solar physics observatory ... Under the direction of Sir Norman Lockyer

Author:
Lockyer, William J. S (William James Stewart) b. 1868  Search this
Lockyer, Norman Sir 1836-1920  Search this
Solar Physics Committee (Great Britain)  Search this
Physical description:
3 p. l., iii, 109, [1] p. illus., XV pl. (charts, diagrs.; incl. col. front.) 31 x 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1910
Topic:
Winds  Search this
Meteorology--Antarctic regions  Search this
Call number:
QC940.S7 L7X
QC940.S7L7X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_113815

Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains : performed in the years 1819 and '20, by order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Sec'y of War, under the command of Major Stephen H. Long / from the notes of Major Long, Mr. T. Say, and other gentlemen of the exploring party ; compiled by Edwin James, botanist and geologist for the expedition ; in two volumes, with an atlas

Title:
Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains
Expedition to the Rocky Mountains DSI
Major Long's expedition to the Rocky Mountains DSI
Long's Expedition DSI
Author:
James, Edwin 1797-1861  Search this
Long, Stephen Harriman 1784-1864  Search this
Say, Thomas 1787-1834  Search this
Long, Stephen Harriman 1784-1864  Search this
Say, Thomas 1787-1834  Search this
United States War Department  Search this
Illustrator:
Peale, Titian Ramsay 1799-1885  Search this
Seymour, Samuel active 1797-1822  Search this
Engraver:
Delleker, George  Search this
Young, J. H (James Hamilton)  Search this
Childs, Cephas Grier 1793-1871  Search this
Lawson, Alexander 1773-1846  Search this
Kearny, Francis 1785-1837  Search this
Hay, William  Search this
Young & Delleker  Search this
Former owner:
Harrington, S. DSI  Search this
Paulding, James Kirke 1778-1860 DSI  Search this
Gage, Henry DSI  Search this
Dwight, Jonathan 1858-1929 DSI  Search this
Tucker, Marcia Brady DSI  Search this
Norton, John T. active 1823 DSI  Search this
Jenkins, John Carmichael 1809-1855 DSI  Search this
Woodstock Library DSI  Search this
Subject:
Long, Stephen Harriman 1784-1864 Travel  Search this
James, Edwin 1797-1861 Travel  Search this
Say, Thomas 1787-1834 Travel  Search this
Stephen H. Long Expedition to the Rocky Mountains (1819-1820)  Search this
Physical description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 23 cm + 1 atlas volume (4 pages, [14] leaves of plates : illustrations (1 color), maps ; 31 cm)
Type:
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
Place:
West (U.S.)
United States
Ohio River
Date:
1822
1823
1822-1823
Topic:
Discoveries in geography--American  Search this
Languages  Search this
Description and travel  Search this
Discovery and exploration  Search this
Call number:
F592 .J28 1822
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_110368

Humboldt's Mexico : in the footsteps of the illustrious german scientific traveller / Myron Echenberg

Author:
Echenberg, Myron J.  Search this
Subject:
Humboldt, Alexander von 1769-1859 Travel  Search this
Physical description:
li, 236 pages : illustrations, [8] pages of color plates ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Mexico
Date:
2017
Topic:
Germans--Travel  Search this
Scientists--Travel  Search this
History  Search this
Description and travel  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1082176

Seismic city : an environmental history of San Francisco's 1906 earthquake / Joanna L. Dyl

Author:
Dyl, Joanna Leslie 1973-  Search this
Writer of foreword:
Sutter, Paul  Search this
Physical description:
xvii, 355 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
California
San Francisco
San Francisco (Calif.)
Date:
2017
20th century
Topic:
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906  Search this
Earthquakes--Environmental aspects--History  Search this
Natural disasters--Environmental aspects--History  Search this
Earthquakes--Social aspects--History  Search this
Natural disasters--Social aspects--History  Search this
Urban ecology (Sociology)--History  Search this
Environmental conditions  Search this
History  Search this
Social conditions  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1083812

Ice station : the creation of Halley VI : Britain's pioneering antarctic research station / essays by Ruth Slavid ; photographed by James Morris

Author of text:
Slavid, Ruth  Search this
Photographer:
Morris, James 1963-  Search this
Subject:
Halley VI Research Station (Antarctica)  Search this
Physical description:
96 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Antarctica
Date:
2015
Topic:
Buildings, Portable  Search this
Scientific expeditions  Search this
Atmosphere--Research  Search this
Research  Search this
Discovery and exploration  Search this
British  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1062626

Statistical report on the sickness and mortality in the Army of the United States : compiled from the records of the Surgeon General's and Adjutant General's Offices : embracing a period of twenty years, from January, 1819, to January,1839 / prepared under the direction of Thomas Lawson ; published for the use of the Medical Officers of the Army of the United States

Issuing body:
United States Surgeon-General's Office  Search this
Editor:
Lawson, Thomas 1781?-1861  Search this
Printer:
Gideon, Jacob 1779-1864  Search this
Former owner:
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878 DSI  Search this
Subject:
United States Army Medical Care  Search this
United States Army Sanitary affairs  Search this
Physical description:
346 pages : charts ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1840
Topic:
Medicine, Military  Search this
Call number:
QC878 .U58 1840
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1109112

The long now Public Studio

Title:
Public Studio
Writer of introduction:
Monk, Philip 1950-  Search this
Chhangur, Emelie  Search this
Issuing body:
York University (Toronto, Ont.) Art Gallery  Search this
Subject:
Public Studio (Group of artists)  Search this
Physical description:
173 pages illustrations (some color) 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2018
21st century
21e siècle
Topic:
Art, Canadian  Search this
Art and society  Search this
Artistic collaboration  Search this
Art canadien  Search this
Art et société  Search this
Collaboration artisitique  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1112199

MIT/IL X-15 horizon definition experiment : final report / by Carlton R. Gray

Author:
Gray, Carlton R.  Search this
Publisher:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Instrumentation Laboratory  Search this
Physical description:
1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1969
Topic:
Navigation (Astronautics)  Search this
Infrared horizon sensors  Search this
Horizon  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1088336

Recent contributions to hygrometry / by S.P. Fergusson

Title:
U.S. Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau
Meteorological papers [by] Fergusson DSI
Author:
Fergusson, S. P (Sterling Price) 1868-1959  Search this
Former owner:
Fergusson, S. P (Sterling Price) 1868-1959 DSI  Search this
Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences (U.S.) Aeronautical Archives DSI  Search this
Sponsor:
United States Weather Bureau  Search this
Physical description:
1 preliminary leaf, pages 398-400 ; 31 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1927
Topic:
Hygrometers  Search this
Meteorological instruments  Search this
Call number:
QC932 .F47 1894
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1084214

On the design of rain-gages / by S.P. Fergusson

Title:
Meteorological papers [by] Fergusson DSI
Author:
Fergusson, S. P (Sterling Price) 1868-1959  Search this
Former owner:
Fergusson, S. P (Sterling Price) 1868-1959 DSI  Search this
Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences (U.S.) Aeronautical Archives DSI  Search this
Sponsor:
United States Weather Bureau  Search this
Physical description:
page 82 ; 31 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1922
Topic:
Rain gauges  Search this
Call number:
QC932 .F47 1894
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1084236

Blakiston, Thomas Wright, 1832-1891

Alternate Name:
T. W. Blakiston  Search this
Blakiston, T. W.  Search this
Forename:
Thomas  Search this
Middle Initial:
Wright  Search this
Surname:
Blakiston  Search this
Occupation:
Ornithologists
Naturalists
Record type:
Personal name
Birth Date:
1832
Death Date:
1891
See more records associated with this person:
Blakiston, Thomas Wright, 1832-1891
Data Source:
Smithsonian Field Book Project
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:auth_per_fbr_EACP458

Eltanin, data sheets, cruise 31, 1967

Alternate Title:
Eltanin 31 - SI  Search this
Collection name:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.), collected notes, lists, catalogs, illustrations, and records on fishes, circa 1835-1974 and undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Physical Location:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Fishes
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Nautical charts
Place:
Pacific Ocean
Date Range:
1967
Start Date:
19671116
End Date:
19671218
Topic:
Oceanography  Search this
Marine biology  Search this
Meteorology  Search this
Accession #:
SIA RU007220
Access Information:
At least 24 hours advance notice is recommended to consult this collection. Contact the Division of Fishes at (301) 238-1736 to make an appointment.
See more records from this collection:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.), collected notes, lists, catalogs, illustrations, and records on fishes, circa 1835-1974 and undated
See more records associated with this person:
United States Antarctic Program
Gibbs, Robert H., Jr
Data Source:
Smithsonian Field Book Project
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI5688

Field Notes, 1871

Alternate Title:
Field Book No. 1, Notes 4c  Search this
Collection name:
William H. Dall Papers, circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 24 Folder 9
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
Alaska
Dutch Harbor
Small Bay
Unalaska
Aleutian Islands
Date Range:
1871
Start Date:
18710923
End Date:
1871
Accession #:
SIA RU007073
Access Information:
Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
See more records from this collection:
William H. Dall Papers, circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927
See more records associated with this person:
Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927
Data Source:
Smithsonian Field Book Project
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI534
Online Media:

Technology for modelling electrical analogies, engineering practice, and the development of analogue computing Charles Care

Author:
Care, Charles  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource (xviii, 209 pages) illustrations
Type:
Case studies
History
Electronic books
Date:
2010
Topic:
Electronic analog computers--History  Search this
Computer simulation  Search this
Electronic analog computers  Search this
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Electronics--Circuits--Integrated  Search this
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Electronics--Circuits--General  Search this
Informatique  Search this
Call number:
QA76.4 .C37 2010 (Internet)
Restrictions & Rights:
Non-linear
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1145470

The urban ocean : the interaction of cities with water / Alan F. Blumberg, Michael S. Bruno

Author:
Blumberg, Alan F.  Search this
Bruno, Michael S.  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 217 pages, unnumbered pages of plates 16 ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2018
Topic:
Coasts--Environmental aspects  Search this
Coastal zone management  Search this
Urban ecology (Biology)  Search this
Coast changes  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1104686

Observations and investigations made at the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory, Massachusetts, U.S.A., in the years 1901 and 1902, under the direction of A. Lawrence Rotch : with appendices, containing the observations with kites, 1897-1902, and a description of the kites and instruments

Title:
Meteorological papers [by] Fergusson DSI
Project director:
Rotch, Abbott Lawrence 1861-1912  Search this
Laboratory director:
Pickering, Edward C (Edward Charles) 1846-1919  Search this
Former owner:
Fergusson, S. P (Sterling Price) 1868-1959 DSI  Search this
Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences (U.S.) Aeronautical Archives DSI  Search this
Publisher:
Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory  Search this
Physical description:
5 unnumbered pages, pages 116-239, [1], 4 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 31 cm
Type:
Observations
Place:
Massachusetts
Blue Hills
Date:
1903
Topic:
Meteorology  Search this
Kites (Meteorology)  Search this
Call number:
QC932 .F47 1894
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1084024

International aerological soundings at Royal Center, Ind., May, 1926 / U.S. Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau

Title:
Meteorological papers [by] Fergusson DSI
Author:
Gregg, Willis Ray 1880-1938  Search this
Fergusson, S. P (Sterling Price) 1868-1959  Search this
Samuels, L. T (Leroy Thomas) 1893-  Search this
Former owner:
Fergusson, S. P (Sterling Price) 1868-1959 DSI  Search this
Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences (U.S.) Aeronautical Archives DSI  Search this
Sponsor:
United States Weather Bureau  Search this
Physical description:
1 preliminary leaf, pages 293-307 ; 31 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Indiana
Royal Center
Date:
1927
Topic:
Meteorology  Search this
Call number:
QC932 .F47 1894
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1084084

Johnson-Smithsonian Deep-Sea Expedition to the Puerto Rico Trench, 1933

Alternate Name:
Johnson-Smithsonian Deep-Sea Expedition to the West Indies  Search this
Record type:
Expedition name
Place:
Puerto Rico
Mona Island
Santa Dominga
Virgin Islands
Date Range:
1933 - 1933
Topic:
Invertebrates  Search this
See more records related to participants:
Bartsch, Paul, 1871-1960
See more records related to affiliated organizations:
Smithsonian Institution
See more records related to this expedition:
Johnson-Smithsonian Deep-Sea Expedition to the Puerto Rico Trench, 1933
Data Source:
Smithsonian Field Book Project
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:auth_exp_fbr_EACE0088

Sowerby-Clark Expedition to the Shansi and Kansu Provinces of Northern China

Record type:
Expedition name
Place:
China
Ordos Desert
Shanxi
Shaanxi
Gansu
Date Range:
1908 - 1910
Topic:
Mammalogy  Search this
Ornithology  Search this
Botany  Search this
Ichthyology  Search this
See more records related to participants:
Sowerby, Adels
Grant, G. A.
Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954
Douglas, H. E. M.
Cobb, Nathaniel H.
See more records related to affiliated organizations:
United States National Museum
See more records related to this expedition:
Sowerby-Clark Expedition to the Shansi and Kansu Provinces of Northern China
Data Source:
Smithsonian Field Book Project
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:auth_exp_fbr_EACE0091

International Indian Ocean Expedition (1960-1965)

Alternate Name:
Indian Ocean Expedition, 1960-1965  Search this
IIOE  Search this
Record type:
Expedition name
Place:
Indian Ocean
Date Range:
1960 - 1965
Topic:
Geology  Search this
Meteorology  Search this
Marine biology  Search this
Oceanography  Search this
Geophysics  Search this
See more records related to affiliated organizations:
International Council of Scientific Unions. Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
See more records related to this expedition:
International Indian Ocean Expedition (1960-1965)
Data Source:
Smithsonian Field Book Project
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:auth_exp_fbr_EACE0104

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