| A hypertext history of how scientists came to (partly) understand what people are doing to change the Earth's climate. This site (ca. 250,000 words) created by Spencer Weart supplements his much shorter book, which tells the history of climate change research as a single connected narrative. Read what critics say about the book; order it from Harvard University Press or Amazon.com. |
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- To jump right in, read the Summary of the History of Climate Science
(if you're not looking for history but basic information, here are some links). - For a scholarly preface, look at Methodology and Sources.
- If you are somewhat familiar with the subject, you could select topics
from
the Table of Contents (site map). - You can download this site (Zip file) and
put in on our own hard drive or burn a CD-ROM,
or buy a CD-ROM at cost, or print out individual essays using PDF files. - You can Search the entire text.
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Basic navigation: On the right of each essay are links to essays about other topics. Follow forward an arrow to see how the events that you are reading about gave something => TO the other topic. Follow back an arrow to track influence <= FROM the other topic. Double arrow <=> shows MUTUAL interaction. Click on a numbered note, e.g., (12) for references. Some notes, indicated thus: (12*) have additional text. In the note, click on a reference to reach the bibliography—use your browser's Back button to return.
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| Contents/Site Map 2004 version | |
| About this site: TOP OF PAGE Summary of the History of Climate Science | |
This is mounted on the Web site of the Center
for History of Physics of the American Institute of Physics.
Discovery of Global Warming site created by Spencer Weart with support
from the American Institute of Physics, the
National Science Foundation and the Alfred
P. Sloan Foundation.
Copyright © 2003-2004 Spencer Weart and the American Institute of
Physics.
Index terms: global warming, climate change,
history, research, science, climatology, geophysics, meteorology, oceanography,
computer models.
Book cover photo by Frank Cezus © Getty Images.