RARE “Climatology Pioneer\" Lorin Blodget Hand Written Letter Dated 1890 For Sale

Up for sale a RARE! "Physicist" Lorin Blodget Hand Written Letter Dated 1890.

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Lorin

Blodget (May 23, 1823 in Chautauqua County, New York – 1901),

American physicist and writer. Blodget was born near Jamestown and attended the Jamestown Academy. He later attended a

college now called Hobart College in Geneva,

NY. In 1851, he became assistant professor at the Smithsonian Institution at Washington. He

may be said to have laid the foundation of American climatology.

In 1855, he published a quarto volume of climatological observations, and in

1857 Climatology in the United States, a work extensively circulated and

very favorably received in Europe. He was editor of the North American,

published in Philadelphia, and secretary of the Philadelphia

Board of Trade from 1858 to 1864. He contributed articles on finance

to the North American Review in 1866 and 1867, besides making

contributions to various other publications. Besides his work for the

Smithsonian, Blodget worked for the War Department to conduct climatological

research. Afterward, he worked for the Treasury Department, preparing

statistical and financial reports, and later working in specialized positions

in the Customs and Treasury Department. Subsequently, he moved to Philadelphia

to become the secretary of the Board of Trade and editor of the "North American

Review."