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The definitive work on the structure and capabilities of the organ
throughout history, presenting a discussion of the organ's wind
collecting and sound-producing portions as well as tuning and pitch
and the individual characteristics of hundreds of organs in
existence in famous cathedrals and elsewhere. The book also
includes details on the structure and capabilities of the organ,
with specifications and suggestive details for instruments of all
sizes, intended as a handbook for the organist and the amateur.
Edward J. Hopkins was Organist to the Honourable Societies of the
Inner and Middle Temple. When originally published in 1877 this
work contained an introduction, New History of the Organ by Edward
F. Rimbault, which has now been published as a separate book
instead of being included in this edition.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
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The definitive work on the structure and capabilities of the organ
throughout history, presenting a discussion of the organ's wind
collecting and sound-producing portions as well as tuning and pitch
and the individual characteristics of hundreds of organs in
existence in famous cathedrals and elsewhere. The book also
includes details on the structure and capabilities of the organ,
with specifications and suggestive details for instruments of all
sizes, intended as a handbook for the organist and the amateur.
Edward J. Hopkins was Organist to the Honourable Societies of the
Inner and Middle Temple. When originally published in 1877 this
work contained an introduction, New History of the Organ by Edward
F. Rimbault, which has now been published as a separate book
instead of being included in this edition.
The land that is now called Wisconsin has a place in weather
history. Its climate has ranged from tropical to polar over
hundreds of millions of years and even today, that s the seeming
difference between July and January here. And Wisconsinites have
played key roles in advancing the science of meterology and
climatology: Increase Lapham helped found the National Weather
Service in the nineteenth century; Eric Miller was the first to
broadcast regular weather reports on the radio in the 1920s; Verner
Suomi pioneered tracking weather by satellite; and Reid Bryson has
been a leader in studying global climate change.Wisconsin's Weather
and Climate is written for weather buffs, teachers, students,
outdoor enthusiasts, and those working in fields, lakes, and
forests for whom the weather is a daily force to be reckoned with.
It examines the physical features of Wisconsin that shape the state
s climate topography, mid-latitude location, and proximity to Lakes
Superior and Michigan and meteorological phenomena that affect
climate, such as atmospheric circulation and air mass frequency.
Authors Joseph M. Moran and Edward J. Hopkins trace the evolution
of methods of weather observation and forecasting that are so
important for agriculture and Great Lakes commerce, and they
explain how Wisconsin scientists use weather balloons, radar, and
satellites to improve forecasting and track climate changes. They
take readers through the seasonal changes in weather in Wisconsin
and give an overview of what past climate changes might tell us
about the future.Appendices provide climatic data for Wisconsin,
including extremes of temperature, snowfall, and precipitation at
selected stations in the state. The authors also list sources for
further information. Vignettes throughout the book provide
fascinating weather lore: o Why there are cacti in Wisconsino The
famous Green Bay Packers Dallas Cowboys "Ice Bowl" game of 1967o
The Army Signal Corps ban on the word tornadoo Advances in
snow-making technologyo The decline of the Great Lakes ice
industry"
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