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ALEXANDER BUCHAN, secretary of the Scottish Meteorological Society from 1860 until his death in 1907, was esteemed in his lifetime as a worthy man, an able secretary and a tireless investigator. He wrote two excellent books on meteorology, but it is probably true to say that, until a few years ago, his name was almost unknown outside the circle of meteorological devotees. Now, strangely enough, his name is probably the first that would occur to ninety-nine out of a hundred examination candidates who were asked, in a ‘general knowledge’ paper, to state the name of a distinguished meteorologist, dead or alive.
Buchan's Days:
a Modern Guide to Weather Wisdom. By E. L. Hawke. Pp. 231. (London: Lovat Dickson and Thompson, Ltd., 1937.) 5s. net.
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B., E. Buchan's Days. Nature 139, 861 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/139861a0
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