Timothy D. Walker
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View article: “Old Texts, New Tech, Better Theory”: Applying Machine Learning to Textual Weather Data from Historical Ship Logbooks
“Old Texts, New Tech, Better Theory”: Applying Machine Learning to Textual Weather Data from Historical Ship Logbooks Open
During oceanic expeditions, pre-modern sailors meticulously recorded information about their longitude and latitude, the local wind conditions, and the state of the sea. For a long time, prior to precision instrumentation, sailors provided…
View article: Extracting Global Maritime Weather Data from New England Whaling and Portuguese Navy Logbooks (1740-1960)
Extracting Global Maritime Weather Data from New England Whaling and Portuguese Navy Logbooks (1740-1960) Open
In climate research, long datasets that describe weather conditions extending back in time to the pre– or early industrial age are invaluable. Such data helps scientists to establish a historical baseline for weather and climate variabilit…
View article: New England whaling ship logbooks and reanalyses reveal shifts in global wind patterns since the late 1700s
New England whaling ship logbooks and reanalyses reveal shifts in global wind patterns since the late 1700s Open
Maritime weather data contained in U.S. whaling ship logbooks are used to assess historical changes in global wind patterns. We focus on unexploited caches of archival documentation, namely U.S. whaling logbooks of voyages spanning the per…
View article: An assessment of long-term variability in the NAO, Azores High, and Iceland Low using North Atlantic winds from historical whaling ship logbooks and reanalyses
An assessment of long-term variability in the NAO, Azores High, and Iceland Low using North Atlantic winds from historical whaling ship logbooks and reanalyses Open
The variability of climate and weather conditions in the North Atlantic and adjacent regions is dominated by multiple modes of climate variability, such as the Atlantic Multidecadal Variability and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). The…
View article: Assessing North Atlantic climate variability since the early 1800s through historical New England whaling ship logbooks and reanalyses
Assessing North Atlantic climate variability since the early 1800s through historical New England whaling ship logbooks and reanalyses Open
Historical wind patterns in the North Atlantic are assessed using U.S. whaling logbooks of voyages from the 19th century, a time when instrumental wind observations were not widely available. The recordings from whaling ship logbooks provi…
View article: Some observations about medical practice and culture at Lisbon’s Todos-os-Santos Hospital during the Enlightenment Era
Some observations about medical practice and culture at Lisbon’s Todos-os-Santos Hospital during the Enlightenment Era Open
This article describes and documents the important role and influence of the Todos-os-Santos Royal Hospital in producing trained, licensed physicians and surgeons for service in the Lusophone world. During the seventeenth and the first hal…
View article: Contesting Sacred Space in the Estado da India: Asserting Cultural Dominance over Religious Sites in Goa
Contesting Sacred Space in the Estado da India: Asserting Cultural Dominance over Religious Sites in Goa Open
During the process of conquest and subjugation, Portuguese colonial enclaves in India saw assertions of religious dominance that conform to a model developed by researchers of the Antagonistic Tolerance Project, which studies, comparativel…
View article: SADC’S PURSUIT OF MARITIME SECURITY IN A REGION LACKING REGIONALISM
SADC’S PURSUIT OF MARITIME SECURITY IN A REGION LACKING REGIONALISM Open
Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states participate in many regional and multilateral initiatives that aim to enhance collective maritime security. How these initiatives affect state behaviour, and how African states’ i…
View article: The Method And Process For Establisshing A Centre For The Production Of Buddhist Digital Communication Era 4.0 Through The Co-operation Of A Group Network In Chiang Rai Province
The Method And Process For Establisshing A Centre For The Production Of Buddhist Digital Communication Era 4.0 Through The Co-operation Of A Group Network In Chiang Rai Province Open
Academic article concerning the method and process for establishing a centre for the production of Buddhist digital communication Era 4.0 through the co-operation of a group network in Chiang Rai province. The study shows that the establis…
View article: The Early Modern Globalization of Indian Medicine: Portuguese Dissemination of Drugs and Healing Techniques from South Asia on Four Continents, 1670-1830
The Early Modern Globalization of Indian Medicine: Portuguese Dissemination of Drugs and Healing Techniques from South Asia on Four Continents, 1670-1830 Open
This essay discusses the methods and effect of the dissemination of South Asian medicinal substances and healing techniques throughout the Portuguese maritime colonial network. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Indian medicine p…