Complete weather guide, the: a collection of practical observations for prognosticating the weather, drawn from plants, animals, inanimate bodies, and also by means of philosophical instruments
Auteur :
Taylor, Joseph
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108065313
Date de publication :
19 sept. 2013
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 1,0 cm
Poids :
230 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Written principally for farmers, this 1812 work by the naturalist Joseph Taylor (c.1761–1844) trawls the English countryside for meteorological clues. From the barometrical qualities of chickweed to the activities of bats, ants and oxen, the natural world is transformed into one great forecasting system for the sufficiently observant.