The Complete Weather Guide: A Collection Of Practical Observations For Prognosticating The Weather, Drawn From Plants, Animals, Inanimate Bodies, And Also By Means Of Philosophical Instruments - Brossura

Taylor, Joseph

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ISBN 10: 1108065317 ISBN 13: 9781108065313

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2013

Riassunto

First published in 1812, this engaging work derives weather forecasts from the movements of plants and animals.

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Descrizione del libro

Written principally for farmers, this 1812 work by the naturalist Joseph Taylor (c.1761–1844) trawls the English countryside for meteorological clues. From the barometrical qualities of chickweed to the activities of bats, ants and oxen, the natural world is transformed into one great forecasting system for the sufficiently observant.

Contenuti

Preface; Introduction; 1. Observations, by which to judge of the changes of the weather, deduced from the appearances of nature; 2. Observations on the changes of the weather, indicated by means of the barometer, and other philosophical instruments; 3. The Shepherd of Banbury's Rules; Appendix; Index.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1108065317
• ISBN 13: 9781108065313
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 174
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile