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CO MP U T ER M OD ELS, CL IM AT E D ATA , A ND
THE P O L ITICS O F G LO B A L WAR MIN G
PA UL N. EDWA RD S
A VAST
MACHINE
A Vast Machine
A Vast Machine
Computer Models, Climate Data, and the Politics of Global Warming
Paul N. Edwards
The MIT Press
Cambridge, Massachusetts
London, England
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Edwards, Paul N.
A vast machine : computer models, climate data, and the politics of global
warming / Paul N. Edwards.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-262-01392-5 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1. Weather forecasting. 2. Climatology—History. 3. Meteorology—History.
4. Climatology—Technological innovation. 5. Global temperature changes.
I. Title.
QC995.E296 2010
551.63—dc22
2009030678
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