Webscraping HTML table data

Data is often published using HTML tables, as its a very simple language that non-developers can easily pick up.

Data in a pre tag

Using pre to create a table in a web page is similar to using a CSV except whitespace is used instead of commas to demarcated the individual elements.

Data can be put into a vector, optionally grouping each line as a vector within a vector using `partition.

If data should be associated with a name, then use the map function to convert the

Example data

Tables without headings * Riverflow reconstructions for England and Wales - University of Eas Anglia Climactic Research Unit

Tables with headings and comments * Cloud Cover by Country - University of Eas Anglia Climactic Research Unit