The Climate of London
Deduced from Meteorological Observations

Luke Howard published this work of statistics on weather conditions in London in two volumes, in 1818 and 1820.

Luke Howard (Author)

9781108049528, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 10 May 2012

384 pages, 1 colour illus.
21.6 x 14 x 2.2 cm, 0.49 kg

The 'student of clouds' Luke Howard (1772–1864) published this work of statistics on weather conditions in London in two volumes, in 1818 and 1820. Howard was by profession an industrial chemist, but his great interest in meteorology led to his studies on clouds (also reissued in this series), and his devising of the system of Latin cloud names which was adopted internationally and is still in use. Volume 2 contains a preface in which Howard discusses the reasons for the order of presentation of his material, which, he disarmingly admits with hindsight, might have been improved. The tabular material in this volume, supplied with notes and commentary citing published reports from around Europe, comes from observations made at Tottenham in the period 1817–19. This historic material will be of interest to environmental scientists as well as to those interested in the history of meteorology.

Preface
Tables of observations
Of the climate of London
Summary
Table of lunations
Terminology of clouds
Index.

Subject Areas: Meteorology & climatology [RBP]