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Author: Vladimir Jankovic Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 9780226392165 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 290
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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.
Author: National Research Council Publisher: National Academies Press ISBN: 030908749X Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 182
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This report addresses the transition of research satellites, instruments, and calculations into operational service for accurately observing and predicting the Earth's environment. These transitions, which take place in large part between NASA and NOAA, are important for maintaining the health, safety, and prosperity of the nation, and for achieving the vision of an Earth Information System in which quantitative information about the complete Earth system is readily available to myriad users. Many transitions have been ad hoc, sometimes taking several years or even decades to occur, and others have encountered roadblocksâ€"lack of long-range planning, resources, institutional or cultural differences, for instanceâ€"and never reached fruition. Satellite Observations of Earth's Environment recommends new structures and methods that will allow seamless transitions from research to practice.
Author: William Marshall
Author: William Marshall
Author: William MARSHALL (Agricultural Writer.)
Author: Mr. Marshall (William)
Author: Mr. Marshall (William)
Author: Mr William
Author: Vladimir Jankovic
Author: University of Missouri--Columbia. Agricultural Experiment Station
Author: U.S. Office of Experiment Stations
Author: National Research Council
Author: Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station