British weather and the climate of enlightenment
Auteur :
Golinski, Jan
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226302034
Date de publication :
15 nov. 2011
Dimensions :
2,4 x 1,7 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
482 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Enlightenment inquiries into weather sought to impose order on a force that had the power to alter human life and social conditions. This title reveals how a sense of the national climate emerged in the 18th century from the systematic recording of the weather, and how it was deployed in discussions of the health and welfare of the population.