Manual of Meteorology: Volume 1, Meteorology in History - Napier Shaw - Libros - Cambridge University Press - 9781107475465 - 12 de febrero de 2015
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Manual of Meteorology: Volume 1, Meteorology in History

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Originally published in 1926, this book forms the first part of a four-volume work written by the renowned British meteorologist Napier Shaw (1854–1945). The text focuses on the history of meteorology, attempting to provide the reader with a grounding in the fundamental aspects of the area. Numerous illustrative figures are included, together with extensive textual notes.

Marc Notes: Originally published in 1926, this book forms the first part of a four-volume work written by the renowned British meteorologist Napier Shaw (1854-1945). The text focuses on the history of meteorology, attempting to provide the reader with a grounding in the fundamental aspects of the area. Table of Contents: 1. Meteorology in European culture; 2. Weather and climate in the 'world as known to the ancients'; 3. The measurement of time: the kalendar and the cycle of the seasons; 4. Poets and historians: the application of meteorology to agriculture and navigation. Herodotus; 5. Meteorology in the time of Aristotle; 6. Variability of Mediterranean climates in historical times; 7. From Aristotle to the invention of the barometer. Weather-lore, astrology and almanacs; 8. The reign of the barometer as weather-glass. Pioneers in the science of weather; 9. Meteorology as an international science. The meteorological library; 10. The meteorological observatory. The surface air; 11. The meteorological observatory. The upper air; 12. The meteorological laboratory. The study of the atmospheric heat-engine and the cycle of physical changes in the general circulation; 13. The development of Arithmetical and graphical manipulation; 14. The analysis of air-movement into the general circulation and the cyclone; 15. Meteorological theory in history; Notes and index. Brief Description: Originally published in 1926, this book by the renowned British meteorologist Napier Shaw focuses on the history of meteorology.

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Publicado 12 de febrero de 2015
ISBN13 9781107475465
Editores Cambridge University Press
Páginas 386
Dimensiones 208 × 280 × 23 mm   ·   942 g
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