Napier Shaw
Meteorologist, Academic
1854 – 1945
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Who was Napier Shaw?
Sir William Napier Shaw FRS, was a British meteorologist. He introduced the air pressure unit millibar, as well as the tephigram, a diagram of temperature changes.
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- Born
- Mar 4, 1854
Birmingham - Also known as
- Sir William Napier Shaw
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- University of Cambridge
- Employment
- University of Cambridge
- Lived in
- Birmingham
- Died
- Mar 23, 1945
London
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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