Reading the Skies (Paperback, New)

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.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2001
First published:	April 2001
Authors:	Vladimir Jankovic
Dimensions:	278 x 154 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-39216-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Meteorology > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-226-39216-3
Barcode:	9780226392165

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