Meteorological Department of the Board of Trade of the United Kingdom
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The Meteorological Department of the Board of Trade of the United Kingdom, later known as the Met[eorological] Office, was the first national meteorological service of the modern era. It was founded in 1854 with Robert Fitzroy its first head.[1]
In 1860 it received weather reports by telegraph from 15 stations around the UK. In 1861 it began publishing public weather forecasts. Their quality was so poor they underwent a 13-year moratorium beginning in 1866.[1]
Robert Henry Scott was director of the office from 1867, when it became independent of the Board of Trade, to 1900.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Teague & Gallicchio, 2017, p. 22.
- ↑ "Dr. Robert Henry Scott, F.R.S.", Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, October 1916, p. 301.
| Organization names | Meteorological Department of the Board of Trade of the United Kingdom; Meteorological Office; Met Office |
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| Entity type | |
| Country | GB |
| City | London |
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| Scope | National |
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| Keywords | meteorological |
| Key people | Robert Fitzroy, Robert Henry Scott |
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