Circular Relative to Tornadoes

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Summary

A circular "Queries Relative to Tornadoes" is sent to meteorological observers. Secretary Joseph Henry reports on some of the responses in the Annual Report for 1862 (page 29).

Subject

Henry, Joseph 1797-1878

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Vol. 10. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1873, Article VI.
  • Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1862. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1863, p. 29.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

May 1862

Topic

  • Weather
  • Citizen science
  • Secretaries
  • Weather forecasting
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • Tornadoes
  • Memorandums
  • Volunteers
  • Meteorology

Form/Genre

Circular

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