Author: Edward SAULPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages :
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An Historical and Philosophical Account of the Barometer, or weather glass, etc
An Historical and Philosophical Account of the Barometer, Or Weather-Glass
Author: Edward SaulPublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9780526169115
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
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Reading the Skies
Author: Vladimir JankovicPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226392165
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
From the time of Aristotle until the late eighteenth century, meteorology meant the study of "meteors"—spectacular objects in the skies beneath the moon, which included everything from shooting stars to hailstorms. In Reading the Skies, Vladimir Jankovic traces the history of this meteorological tradition in Enlightenment Britain, examining its scientific and cultural significance. Jankovic interweaves classical traditions, folk/popular beliefs and practices, and the increasingly quantitative approaches of urban university men to understanding the wonders of the skies. He places special emphasis on the role that detailed meteorological observations played in natural history and chorography, or local geography; in religious and political debates; and in agriculture. Drawing on a number of archival sources, including correspondence and weather diaries, as well as contemporary pamphlets, tracts, and other printed sources reporting prodigious phenomena in the skies, this book will interest historians of science, Britain, and the environment.
Bibliotheca Americana. A Catalogue of Books Relating to the History and Literature of America
Author: Henry Stevens (F.S.A., of Vermont.)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
British Museum Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: English Barometers 1680-1860
Author: Nicholas GoodisonPublisher: ACC Distribution
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The definitive history of domestic barometers made between 1680 and 1860, their makers and retailers. The book provides a brief technical introduction explaining how barometers work, biographies of the fifty most important makers and a listing of 2,000 other makers.
Catalogue of a Valuable Library of Anglo-American Books
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3375122349
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1859.
Catalogue of a Very Extensive, Curious and Valuable Library of Rare, Curious, and Important Works in Anglo-American Literature
Author: Puttick and SimpsonA descriptive and historical account of hydraulic and other machines for raising water, ancient and modern: with observations on various subjects connected with the mechanic arts: including the progressive development of the steam engine, etc. in five books
Author: Thomas EWBANKIndex-catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-General's Office, United States Army
Author: Library of the Surgeon-General's Office (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Medical libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 984
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