19th Century Meteorology
John Park Finley, Tornadoes (1887).
In this book, the first to be devoted to the study of tornadoes, Finley advanced the notion (no longer accepted) that one should seek shelter on the side of a house facing an oncoming tornado. This copy, a gift of the first NSSL Director, Edwin Kessler, contains Finley's signature.
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Return to TextFinley (1887), table of contents.
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Return to TextFinley (1887), Chart 1. Geographical distribution of tornados, 1760-1885.
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Return to TextFinley (1887), p. 23. Newtonia, MO, 1882.
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Return to TextFinley (1887), p. 40. North Vernon, IN, 1883.
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Return to TextFinley (1887), p. 42. Tornado Shelter.
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Return to TextFinley (1887), p. 73. Grinnell, IA, 1882.
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Return to TextFinley (1887), Chart 2, fold-out after p. 100. Favorable conditions.
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Exhibit credit: Kerry Magruder, Eric Bruning, Rebecca Bruning, Pat Scholten.
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