William Morris Davis: A Career As A Meteorologist

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Meteorology is a science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomenia,including weather and climate.Basically it's someone who studies the temperature,wind and the climate.There are many jobs related to meteorology. They includes: operational forecaster,research meteorologist,airlines,weather forecasting,teaching,and etc….There are many people who studies and knows about meteorology.Without them, we probably won't know anything about the weather, and how its works.William Morris Davis is one of a meteorologist.

William was born in 1850. He grew up living in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. Davis was the son of Martha Davis and Edward M.Davis.William was also a geographer and a geologist. Some people often called him the “Father of American Geography”. He descended on February 5,1934.
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When he was just 19 years old, he earned his bachelor’s degree from Harvard University. A few years later after that, William received his masters degree in Engineering. He worked for about 3 years at Argentina's Meteorological Observatory. He decided to return again at Harvard University. When he went back for the last time, He study geology and physical

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