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George Hadley
(12 Feb 1685 - 28 Jun 1768)
English physicist and meteorologist known, despite his only amateur interest, for explaining the trade winds’ origin, and the concept of the atmosphere’s large scale circulation in what are now known as Hadley cells.
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Science Quotes by George Hadley (1 quote)
I think the causes have not been fully explained by any of those who have wrote on that Subject, for want of more particularly and distinctly considering the Share the diurnal Motion of the Earth has in the Production of them: For although this has been mention’d by some amongst the Causes of those Winds, yet they have not proceeded to shew how it contributes to their Production; or else have applied it to the Explication of these Phænomena, upon such Principles as will appear upon Examination not to be sufficient.
— George Hadley
First paragraph from 'Concerning the Cause of the General Trade-Winds', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (30 Jun 1735), 39, No. 437, 58.
See also:
- 12 Feb - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Hadley's birth.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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