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Oxford Weather and Climate since 1767 (Hardcover)
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Oxford Weather and Climate since 1767 (Hardcover)
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The British have always been obsessed by the weather. Thomas
Hornsby, who founded the Radcliffe Observatory in Oxford in 1772,
began weather observations at the site. They continue daily to this
day, unbroken since 14 November 1813, the longest continuous series
of single-site weather records in the British Isles, and one of the
longest in the world. Oxford Weather and Climate since 1767
represents the first full publication of this newly-digitised
record of English weather, which will appeal to interested readers
and climate researchers alike. The book celebrates this unique and
priceless Georgian legacy by describing and explaining how the
records were (and still are) made, examines monthly and seasonal
weather patterns across two centuries, and considers the context of
long-term climate change. Local documentary sources and
contemporary photographs bring the statistics to life, from the
clouds of 'smoak' from the Great Fire of London in 1666 to the most
recent floods. This book explores all the weather extremes, from
bitter cold winters to hot, dry summers, bringing to life the
painstaking measurements made over the last 250 years.
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