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The weather forecasts broadcast by radio and TV
stations, or printed in newspapers, provide information that is avidly
sought after by the general public...
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In order to predict the weather, nowadays meteorologists
use a method similar to the one used by astronomers for calculating the
position of the planets...
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Very early on, meteorologists realized that the
weather could only be predicted by working over time and across a broad
territory. From the 18th century, recording devices enabled data to be
stored and subsequently processed...
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On December 2nd 1783, six months after the historic
flight by the Montgolfier brothers, the physicist Charles took off in
an air balloon from the Tuileries Gardens in Paris, taking a barometer
with him to determine the altitude of his balloon...
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Measurement is the foundation of the whole meteorological
edifice. Vital in developing weather forecasts, instruments also tell
us about the origins of this young science, with the invention of the
barometer, the thermometer and the hygrometer, three centuries ago...
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