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The Drama of Weather
This 1939 second edition of a popular 1933 original contains a richly illustrated review of trends in weather forecasting and description.
Napier Shaw (Author)
9781107450875, Cambridge University Press
Paperback / softback, published 4 December 2014
324 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.44 kg
First published in 1939 as the second edition of a popular 1933 original, this book contains a richly illustrated review of trends in weather forecasting and description. Shaw takes a dramatic approach in describing weather and weather forecasts, equating the drama of weather with that of the theatre, with meteorologists in the role of the audience. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of meteorology.
Prologue. Pageantry in the sky
1. Ideas of the drama ancient and modern
2. The watchers: what they see and what they say
3. The score
4. The chorus. Rhythmic aspects of the records
5. The weather-map presents the play
Epilogue. The weather-map of the future
6. Where our rain comes from
7. Chapter and verse for weather in relation to agriculture
List of step-diagrams in the maps of Chapter III
List of mountains in fig. 40
Index.
Subject Areas: Meteorology & climatology [RBP]