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Field of Studythe scientific study of climates predating the invention of meteorological instruments, when no direct, artificial measurement data were available 1 2000s
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Wikimedia FoundationPaleoclimatology, lead section (concept-discipline bucket)Quote, Paleoclimatology, lead section (concept-discipline bucket)
the scientific study of climates predating the invention of meteorological instruments, when no direct, artificial measurement data were available
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