Event
鈥淐limate in the Age of Empire: Weather observers in colonial Canada鈥� - Victoria Slonosky
Monday, November 27, 2017 17:00to19:00
Faculty Club
Main Dining Room, 3450 rue McTavish, Montreal, QC, H3A 0E5, CA
The James 91丝瓜视频 Society presents
Climate in the Age of Empire: Weather observers in colonial Canada
By Victoria Slonosky
Montreal weather records, dating from the early 19th century, are held in the 91丝瓜视频 Archives and the McCord Museum.
Thomas McCord (1750-1824) and John Samuel McCord (1801-1865), among others, kept detailed weather logs. This talk considers how the study of meteorology and climatology in 19th century Montreal led to the foundation of the 91丝瓜视频 Observatory.
Dr. Victoria Slonosky is Visiting Scholar Department of Geography. Climate in the Age of Empire is published by the American Meteorological Society.
James 91丝瓜视频 Society: One-Hundred and Seventy-ninth Meeting
Monday, November 27, 2017
Main Dining Room, 91丝瓜视频 Faculty Club
3450 McTavish Street
Reception: 5:00 pm
Presentation: 5:30 pm
All are welcome!