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British weather and the climate of enlightenment [[electronic resource] /] / Jan Golinski
| British weather and the climate of enlightenment [[electronic resource] /] / Jan Golinski |
| Autore | Golinski Jan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.50941/09033 |
| Soggetto topico |
Meteorology - Great Britain - History
Weather Climatology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-90189-3
9786612901898 0-226-30206-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Experiencing the weather in 1703 -- The "exquisite atmography" and its author -- The atmosphere and the earth -- Clouds in the head -- Public weather and the culture of enlightenment -- The great storm in public debate -- Providence and the British climate -- Conversation and weather lore -- Recording and forecasting -- The discipline of the diary -- The calendar and the seasons -- Forecasting by the heavens -- Barometers of enlightenment -- The genealogy of weather instruments -- The instrument trade and consumers -- Interpreting the "oraculous glasses" -- Sensibility and climatic pathology -- The hippocratic revival -- Aerial sensitivity and social change -- The politics of atmospheric reform -- Climate and civilization -- The enlightenment debate on climate -- Medicine and the colonial situation -- America: climate and destiny -- Conclusion: the science of weather. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459306403321 |
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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British weather and the climate of enlightenment [[electronic resource] /] / Jan Golinski
| British weather and the climate of enlightenment [[electronic resource] /] / Jan Golinski |
| Autore | Golinski Jan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.50941/09033 |
| Soggetto topico |
Meteorology - Great Britain - History
Weather Climatology |
| Soggetto non controllato | weather, climate, science, astronomy, atmosphere, enlightenment, innovation, order, nature, discovery, climatology, great britain, meteorology, medicine, civilization, colonialism, control, power, agriculture, sailing, barometer, scientific instruments, aerial sensitivity, recording, forecasting, calendar, seasons, nonfiction, storm, clouds, authority |
| ISBN |
1-282-90189-3
9786612901898 0-226-30206-7 |
| Classificazione | NN 5000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Experiencing the weather in 1703 -- The "exquisite atmography" and its author -- The atmosphere and the earth -- Clouds in the head -- Public weather and the culture of enlightenment -- The great storm in public debate -- Providence and the British climate -- Conversation and weather lore -- Recording and forecasting -- The discipline of the diary -- The calendar and the seasons -- Forecasting by the heavens -- Barometers of enlightenment -- The genealogy of weather instruments -- The instrument trade and consumers -- Interpreting the "oraculous glasses" -- Sensibility and climatic pathology -- The hippocratic revival -- Aerial sensitivity and social change -- The politics of atmospheric reform -- Climate and civilization -- The enlightenment debate on climate -- Medicine and the colonial situation -- America: climate and destiny -- Conclusion: the science of weather. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785445003321 |
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Golinski Jan
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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British weather and the climate of enlightenment / / Jan Golinski
| British weather and the climate of enlightenment / / Jan Golinski |
| Autore | Golinski Jan |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.50941/09033 |
| Soggetto topico |
Meteorology - Great Britain - History
Weather Climatology |
| ISBN |
9786612901898
9781282901896 1282901893 9780226302065 0226302067 |
| Classificazione | NN 5000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Experiencing the weather in 1703 -- The "exquisite atmography" and its author -- The atmosphere and the earth -- Clouds in the head -- Public weather and the culture of enlightenment -- The great storm in public debate -- Providence and the British climate -- Conversation and weather lore -- Recording and forecasting -- The discipline of the diary -- The calendar and the seasons -- Forecasting by the heavens -- Barometers of enlightenment -- The genealogy of weather instruments -- The instrument trade and consumers -- Interpreting the "oraculous glasses" -- Sensibility and climatic pathology -- The hippocratic revival -- Aerial sensitivity and social change -- The politics of atmospheric reform -- Climate and civilization -- The enlightenment debate on climate -- Medicine and the colonial situation -- America: climate and destiny -- Conclusion: the science of weather. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910973383203321 |
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Golinski Jan
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Great British weather disasters / / Philip Eden
| Great British weather disasters / / Philip Eden |
| Autore | Eden Philip <1951-> |
| Edizione | [Pbk. ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.34920941 |
| Soggetto topico |
Severe storms - Great Britain - History
Natural disasters - Great Britain Climatic extremes - Great Britain |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-87318-0
9786612873188 1-4411-1625-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Setting the scene -- 2. Coping with the hazard -- 3. The nature of the hazard -- 4. Snowstorms - two case studies -- 5. Fog and smog - two case studies -- 6. Summer floods - two case studies -- 7. Destructive gales - two case studies -- 8. Droughts - two case studies -- 9. Compare and contrast -- 10. ... and the next disaster please -- Chronology of disaster : severe weather events in the UK from 1901 to 2008. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459108503321 |
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Eden Philip <1951->
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| London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Great British weather disasters / / Philip Eden
| Great British weather disasters / / Philip Eden |
| Autore | Eden Philip <1951-> |
| Edizione | [Pbk. ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.34920941 |
| Soggetto topico |
Severe storms - Great Britain - History
Natural disasters - Great Britain Climatic extremes - Great Britain |
| ISBN |
1-282-87318-0
9786612873188 1-4411-1625-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Setting the scene -- 2. Coping with the hazard -- 3. The nature of the hazard -- 4. Snowstorms - two case studies -- 5. Fog and smog - two case studies -- 6. Summer floods - two case studies -- 7. Destructive gales - two case studies -- 8. Droughts - two case studies -- 9. Compare and contrast -- 10. ... and the next disaster please -- Chronology of disaster : severe weather events in the UK from 1901 to 2008. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785483603321 |
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Eden Philip <1951->
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| London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Great British weather disasters / / Philip Eden
| Great British weather disasters / / Philip Eden |
| Autore | Eden Philip <1951-> |
| Edizione | [Pbk. ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.34920941 |
| Soggetto topico |
Severe storms - Great Britain - History
Natural disasters - Great Britain Climatic extremes - Great Britain |
| ISBN |
1-282-87318-0
9786612873188 1-4411-1625-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Setting the scene -- 2. Coping with the hazard -- 3. The nature of the hazard -- 4. Snowstorms - two case studies -- 5. Fog and smog - two case studies -- 6. Summer floods - two case studies -- 7. Destructive gales - two case studies -- 8. Droughts - two case studies -- 9. Compare and contrast -- 10. ... and the next disaster please -- Chronology of disaster : severe weather events in the UK from 1901 to 2008. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821998703321 |
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Eden Philip <1951->
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| London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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