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Napier Shaw

Sir William Napier Shaw (born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) was a British meteorologist whose introduction of the millibar, a unit of measurement of air pressure, and the tephigram, a graphical representation of the first law of thermodynamics as applied to Earth’s atmosphere, contributed to the development of modern meteorology.

Shaw taught physics at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, from 1877-1906. He was elected to the Royal Society in 1891 and in 1900 became secretary of the Meteorological Council, the governing body of the Meteorological Office. He instigated the reorganization of this office and served as director from 1905-20. He was knighted in 1915. From 1920-1924 he was the first professor of meteorology at the Royal College of Science of the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London. One of his more noteworthy works is the Manual of Meteorology (1926–31).

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English meteorologist (1854–1945)

Born 4 March 1854
Died 23 March 1945

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  • Cover of: Manual of meteorology

    Cover of edition manualofmeteorol01shawuoft Cover of edition manualofmeteorol03shawuoft Cover of edition manualofmeteorol02shawuoft Cover of edition manualofmeteo1st02shawuoft First published in 1919 — 10 editions
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    First published in 1933 — 5 editions
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    First published in 1926 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Forecasting weather

    First published in 1911 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Air Currents and the Laws of Ventilation: Lectures on the Physics of the Ventilation of Buildings

    First published in 2018 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Practical work at the Cavendish laboratory: heat

    First published in 1886 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Air currents and the laws of ventilation: lectures on the physics of the ventilation of buildings delivered in the University of Cambridge in the Lent term, 1903

    First published in 1907 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The air and its ways: with other contributions to meteorology.

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  • Cover of: Air and Its Ways: The Rede Lecture in the University of Cambridge, with Other Contributions to Meteorology for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cover of: Smoke Problem of Great Cities

    First published in 2022 — 2 editions
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    First published in 2017 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: lack of science in modern education: with some hints of what might be.

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  • Cover of: life history of surface air currents: a study of the surface trajectories of moving air

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  • Cover of: meteorological aspects of the storm of Feb. 26-27, 1903.

    First published in 1903 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1925 — 1 edition
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English meteorologist (1854–1945)

Born 4 March 1854
Died 23 March 1945

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Meteorology, Weather, Ventilation, Air, Dust, Smoke, Smoke prevention, Weather forecasting, Winds, air, Air Analysis, Air Pollution, Analysis, Atmosphere, Atmospheric circulation, Atmospheric pressure, Cyclones, Heat, Laboratory manuals, Meteorologia, Physics, Smog, Weather forecasts, smoke (material), smoking (activity)

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Alternative names

  • W. N. Shaw
  • Sir Napier Shaw
  • Sir William Napier Shaw
  • William Napier Shaw
  • Sir N. Shaw

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June 28, 2024 Edited by dcapillae Edited without comment.
June 28, 2024 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
June 18, 2024 Edited by Marla Changed name order; added bio; updated birth/death dates
June 18, 2024 Edited by Marla Added new photo
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import