On the early history of the Finnish Meteorological Institute
This article is a review of the foundation (in 1838) and later developments of the Helsinki (Finland) magnetic and meteorological observatory, today the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The main focus of the study is in the early history of the FMI up to the beginning of the 20th century. The...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:011a18180dd8431794e8c65204d66b2d 2023-05-15T16:53:57+02:00 On the early history of the Finnish Meteorological Institute H. Nevanlinna 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-5-75-2014 https://doaj.org/article/011a18180dd8431794e8c65204d66b2d EN eng Copernicus Publications http://www.hist-geo-space-sci.net/5/75/2014/hgss-5-75-2014.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/2190-5010 https://doaj.org/toc/2190-5029 2190-5010 2190-5029 doi:10.5194/hgss-5-75-2014 https://doaj.org/article/011a18180dd8431794e8c65204d66b2d History of Geo- and Space Sciences, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 75-80 (2014) Science Q Geology QE1-996.5 Dynamic and structural geology QE500-639.5 Physics QC1-999 Geophysics. Cosmic physics QC801-809 article 2014 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-5-75-2014 2022-12-31T16:22:47Z This article is a review of the foundation (in 1838) and later developments of the Helsinki (Finland) magnetic and meteorological observatory, today the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The main focus of the study is in the early history of the FMI up to the beginning of the 20th century. The first director of the observatory was Physics Professor Johan Jakob Nervander (1805–1848). He was a famous person of the Finnish scientific, academic and cultural community in the early decades of the 19th century. Finland was an autonomously part of the Russian Empire from 1809 to 1917, but the observatory remained organizationally under the University of Helsinki, independent of Russian scientific institutions, and funded by the Finnish Government. Throughout the late-19th century the Meteorological Institute was responsible of nationwide meteorological, hydrological and marine observations and research. The observatory was transferred to the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters under the name the Central Meteorological Institute in 1881. The focus of the work carried out in the Institute was changed gradually towards meteorology. Magnetic measurements were still continued but in a lower level of importance. The culmination of Finnish geophysical achievements in the 19th century was the participation to the International Polar Year programme in 1882–1883 by setting up a full-scale meteorological and magnetic observatory in Sodankylä, Lapland. Article in Journal/Newspaper International Polar Year Sodankylä Lapland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Sodankylä ENVELOPE(26.600,26.600,67.417,67.417) History of Geo- and Space Sciences 5 1 75 80 |
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This article is a review of the foundation (in 1838) and later developments of the Helsinki (Finland) magnetic and meteorological observatory, today the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The main focus of the study is in the early history of the FMI up to the beginning of the 20th century. The first director of the observatory was Physics Professor Johan Jakob Nervander (1805–1848). He was a famous person of the Finnish scientific, academic and cultural community in the early decades of the 19th century. Finland was an autonomously part of the Russian Empire from 1809 to 1917, but the observatory remained organizationally under the University of Helsinki, independent of Russian scientific institutions, and funded by the Finnish Government. Throughout the late-19th century the Meteorological Institute was responsible of nationwide meteorological, hydrological and marine observations and research. The observatory was transferred to the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters under the name the Central Meteorological Institute in 1881. The focus of the work carried out in the Institute was changed gradually towards meteorology. Magnetic measurements were still continued but in a lower level of importance. The culmination of Finnish geophysical achievements in the 19th century was the participation to the International Polar Year programme in 1882–1883 by setting up a full-scale meteorological and magnetic observatory in Sodankylä, Lapland. |
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