02744oam 2200745I 450 991045024280332120210806210524.01-134-71775-X0-415-16195-90-203-63428-41-280-02282-5978661002282310.4324/9780203634288(CKB)1000000000247783(EBL)182169(OCoLC)310464265(SSID)ssj0000650610(PQKBManifestationID)12312223(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000650610(PQKBWorkID)10615615(PQKB)10267386(SSID)ssj0000288785(PQKBManifestationID)11205414(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000288785(PQKBWorkID)10381649(PQKB)11342773(MiAaPQ)EBC182169(Au-PeEL)EBL182169(CaPaEBR)ebr10099900(CaONFJC)MIL2282(OCoLC)54494262(EXLCZ)99100000000024778320180331d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAncient meteorology /Liba TaubLondon ;New York :Routledge,2003.1 online resource (286 p.)Sciences of antiquityDescription based upon print version of record.0-203-63873-5 0-415-16196-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-260) and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; A note on the spelling of Greek names and terms; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; ANCIENT METEOROLOGY IN GREECE AND ROME: AN INTRODUCTION; PREDICTION AND THE ROLE OF TRADITION: ALMANACS AND SIGNS, PARAPGMATA AND POEMS; EXPLAINING DIFFICULT PHENOMENA; METEOROLOGY AS A MEANS TO AN END: PHILOSOPHERS AND POETS; AN ENCYCLOPEDIC APPROACH; Notes; Bibliography; Index;Discusses Greek and Roman approaches to this broad discipline, which in classical antiquity included not only 'weather', but occurrences such as earthquakes and comets. It is the first book of its kind in English.Sciences of antiquity.MeteorologyGreeceHistoryMeteorologyRomeHistoryScience, AncientElectronic books.MeteorologyHistory.MeteorologyHistory.Science, Ancient.551.5/0938Taub Liba1954-919191MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450242803321Ancient meteorology2061633UNINA