An artist's impression of Richardson's fantastic forecast factory

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In 1922 Lewis Fry Richardson published a remarkable book, Weather Prediction by Numerical Process, describing his attempt to forecast changes in the weather by numerical means. In his preface, Richardson wrote: This investigation grew out of a study of finite differences and first took shape in 1911 as the fantasy ... [described below]. Several artists have created images of the forecast factory. One particular image, which has recently come to light, is described in this note. The painting is a remarkable work, rich in detail and replete with hidden gems.

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Lynch, P. (2016). An artist’s impression of Richardson’s fantastic forecast factory. Weather, 71(1), 14–18. https://doi.org/10.1002/wea.2652

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