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Smithsonian Meteorological Project

19th-century precursor to the U.S. National Weather Service managed by the Smithsonian Institution
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Smithsonian Meteorological Project

Summary

Smithsonian Meteorological Project is a research program[1].

Key Facts

  • Smithsonian Meteorological Project's field of work was meteorology[2].
  • Smithsonian Meteorological Project's instance of is recorded as research program[3].
  • Smithsonian Meteorological Project's instance of is recorded as citizen science project[4].
  • Smithsonian Meteorological Project's founder is recorded as Joseph Henry[5].
  • Smithsonian Meteorological Project's part of is recorded as Smithsonian Institution[6].
  • Smithsonian Meteorological Project's archives at is recorded as National Archives and Records Administration[7].
  • Smithsonian Meteorological Project's archives at is recorded as Smithsonian Institution Archives[8].
  • +1849-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Smithsonian Meteorological Project[9].
  • Smithsonian Meteorological Project was dissolved in +1875-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Smithsonian Meteorological Project's parent organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Institution[11].
  • Smithsonian Meteorological Project's described at URL is recorded as https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_234956[12].
  • Smithsonian Meteorological Project's director / manager is recorded as Joseph Henry[13].
  • Smithsonian Meteorological Project's replaced by is recorded as United States Weather Bureau[14].
  • Smithsonian Meteorological Project's significant person is recorded as Lorin Blodget[15].
  • Smithsonian Meteorological Project's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Smithsonian Meteorological Project[16].

Body

Founding

Smithsonian Meteorological Project's founder is recorded as Joseph Henry[5]. +1849-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[9].

Identity

Smithsonian Meteorological Project's part of is recorded as Smithsonian Institution[6].

Leadership

Smithsonian Meteorological Project's director / manager is recorded as Joseph Henry[13].

Operations

Smithsonian Meteorological Project's parent organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Institution[11].

Industry

Smithsonian Meteorological Project's field of work was meteorology[2].

Dissolution

Smithsonian Meteorological Project was dissolved in +1875-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . siarchives.si.edu. siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . siarchives.si.edu. siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . siarchives.si.edu. siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . siarchives.si.edu. siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . National Archives Identifier. archives.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . siarchives.si.edu. siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . siarchives.si.edu. siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . siarchives.si.edu. siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . siarchives.si.edu. siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . siarchives.si.edu. siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . siarchives.si.edu. siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . siarchives.si.edu. siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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