Medieval meteorology: forecasting the weather from aristotle to the almanac
Auteur :
Lawrence-Mathers, Anne
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108418393
Date de publication :
21 nov. 2019
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,5 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
450 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The practice of weather forecasting underwent a crucial transformation in the Middle Ages. Exploring how meteorology spread and flourished from c.700–c.1600, this study reveals these dramatic changes in forecasting and how scientifically-based weather forecasting was introduced to Western Europe in the twelfth century.