{"product_id":"manual-of-meteorology-volume-1-meteorology-in-history-paperback-9781107475465","title":"Manual of Meteorology: Volume 1, Meteorology in History (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107475465","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eManual of Meteorology: Volume 1, Meteorology in History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published in 1926, this book by the renowned British meteorologist Napier Shaw focuses on the history of meteorology.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNapier Shaw (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107475465, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 February 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e386 pages\u003cbr\u003e28 x 21 x 2 cm, 0.95 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally 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. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in meteorology and the history of science.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Meteorology in European culture\u003cbr\u003e 2. Weather and climate in the 'world as known to the ancients'\u003cbr\u003e 3. The measurement of time: the kalendar and the cycle of the seasons\u003cbr\u003e 4. Poets and historians: the application of meteorology to agriculture and navigation. Herodotus\u003cbr\u003e 5. Meteorology in the time of Aristotle\u003cbr\u003e 6. Variability of Mediterranean climates in historical times\u003cbr\u003e 7. From Aristotle to the invention of the barometer. Weather-lore, astrology and almanacs\u003cbr\u003e 8. The reign of the barometer as weather-glass. Pioneers in the science of weather\u003cbr\u003e 9. Meteorology as an international science. The meteorological library\u003cbr\u003e 10. The meteorological observatory. The surface air\u003cbr\u003e 11. The meteorological observatory. The upper air\u003cbr\u003e 12. The meteorological laboratory. The study of the atmospheric heat-engine and the cycle of physical changes in the general circulation\u003cbr\u003e 13. The development of Arithmetical and graphical manipulation\u003cbr\u003e 14. The analysis of air-movement into the general circulation and the cyclone\u003cbr\u003e 15. Meteorological theory in history\u003cbr\u003e Notes and index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265747996952,"sku":"9781107475465","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107475465i_af630bd6-b48c-4574-96db-4487559f135c.jpg?v=1696754588","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/manual-of-meteorology-volume-1-meteorology-in-history-paperback-9781107475465","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}