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| Titel |
Egeson's (George's) transtridecadal weather cycling and sunspots |
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F. Halberg, G. Cornélissen, K.-H. Bernhardt, M. Sampson, O. Schwartzkopff, D. Sonntag |
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Englisch
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2190-5010
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In: History of Geo- and Space Sciences ; 1, no. 2 ; Nr. 1, no. 2 (2010-09-01), S.49-61 |
| Datensatznummer |
250000160
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/hgss-1-49-2010.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| In the late 19th century, Charles Egeson, a map compiler at the Sydney
Observatory, carried out some of the earliest research on climatic cycles,
linking them to about 33-year cycles in solar activity, and predicted that a
devastating drought would strike Australia at the turn of the 20th century.
Eduard Brückner and William J. S. Lockyer, who, like Egeson, found
similar cycles, with notable exceptions, are also, like the map compiler,
mostly forgotten. But the transtridecadal cycles are important in human
physiology, economics and other affairs and are particularly pertinent to
ongoing discusions of climate change. Egeson's publication of daily weather
reports preceded those officially recorded. Their publication led to clashes
with his superiors and his personal life was marked by run-ins with the law
and, possibly, an implied, but not proven, confinement in an insane asylum
and premature death. We here track what little is known of Egeson's life and
of his bucking of the conventional scientific wisdom of his time with tragic
results. |
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