William Napier Shaw

William Napier Shaw was president of the International Meteorological Committee from c. 1907 through the 1920s. He was also prominent in British meteorology.

Publications

• Air Currents and the Laws of Ventilation (1907; lectures given in 1903) (link)
• The Air & Its Ways (1923; lecture given 1921) (link) (WorldCat)
• Manual of Meteorology (1926) (four volumes)

Links

• w:Napier Shaw
• "William Napier Shaw. 1854-1945", Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society, November 1945

This person had 6 publications and 0 patents in this database.

Publications by or about William Napier Shaw

• Shaw and Dines, 1902, Meteorological observations by use of kites off west coast of Scotland
• Shaw, 1902, Contributions of balloon investigations to meteorology (Simple title: Contributions of balloon investigations to meteorology, Journal: Aër. Journ.)
• Shaw, 1902, Scientific ballooning (Simple title: Scientific ballooning, Journal: Nature)
• Napier-Shaw, 1903, Balloons and meteorology (Simple title: Balloons and meteorology, Journal: Aer. World)
• Publication 198, 1903, Aeronautical Society of Great Britain (Simple title: Aeronautical Society of Great Britain, Journal: Aer. World)
• Shaw, 1905, On the meteorograph designed by Mr. W. H. Dines for use with kites (Simple title: On the meteorograph designed by Mr. W. H. Dines for use with kites, Journal: Proc. Ver. Séances et Mém. Quatr. Conf. Coram. Int. Aér. Scien.)
• Assmann and Berson, 1906, Expedition to East Africa (Simple title: Aërological Expedition to Tropical East Africa, Journal: Nature)
• Shaw, 1907, On the use of kites in meteorological research (Simple title: On the use of kites in meteorological research, Journal: Aër. Journ.)
• Talman, 1911, William Napier Shaw (Simple title: William Napier Shaw, Journal: Scient. Amer.)

William Napier Shaw participated in these events:

• Saint Petersburg Conference on the Exploration of the Atmosphere (Start date: 1904-08-29, Locations: Saint Petersburg, Country: RU, Tech focus: Meteo • LTA • Kite • Instrument • Military)

Names	William Napier Shaw; Napier Shaw; Wm. Napier-Shaw
Countries	GB
Locations	Birmingham
Occupations	meteorologist
Tech areas	Meteorology
Accreditations
Affiliations	International Meteorological Committee, Royal Society
Family name	Shaw
Birth date	1854-03-04
Death date	1945-03-23
Wikidata id	Q2392149