Gordon Manley
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1902 – 1980
Who was Gordon Manley?
Gordon Valentine Manley, FRGS was an English climatologist who has been described as "probably the best known, most prolific and most expert on the climate of Britain of his generation". He assembled the Central England temperature series of monthly mean temperatures stretching back to 1659, which is the longest standardised instrumental record available for anywhere in the world. It provides a benchmark for proxy records of climatic change for the period covered, and is a notable example of scientific scholarship and perseverance. His two papers describing the work are available online
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- Born
- Jan 3, 1902
Douglas - Education
- Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
- Employment
- Texas A&M University
- Died
- Jan 29, 1980
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on July 23, 2013
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