Thomas Bassnett

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Thomas Bassnett (b. 1808) was an early American meteorologist. He wrote several books, including Outlines of a mechanical theory of storms (1853) and The true theory of the sun (1884).

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• Outlines of a mechanical theory of storms, containing the true law of lunar influence, with practical instructions to the navigator, to enable him approximately to calculate the coming changes of the wind and weather, for any given day, and for any part of the ocean (1853)
• Predictions of the weather (1854)
• Communication regarding his theory of storms and general physics (1869)
• The true theory of the sun, showing the common origin of the solar spots and corona, and of atmospheric storms and cyclones (1884)