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100 things you should know about weather
| 100 things you should know about weather |
| Autore | Oliver Clare |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : Mason Crest Publishing, 2003 |
| Disciplina | 551.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Meteorology
Weather Earth & Environmental Sciences Meteorology & Climatology |
| ISBN | 1-59084-459-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Weather |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910222223003321 |
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| [Place of publication not identified], : Mason Crest Publishing, 2003 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Acid deposition [[electronic resource] ] : atmospheric processes in Eastern North America : a review of current scientific understanding / / Committee on Atmospheric Transport and Chemical Transformation in Acid Precipitation, Environmental Studies Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
| Acid deposition [[electronic resource] ] : atmospheric processes in Eastern North America : a review of current scientific understanding / / Committee on Atmospheric Transport and Chemical Transformation in Acid Precipitation, Environmental Studies Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1983 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (391 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Weather
Meteorology - North America, Eastern Acid rain - North America, Eastern |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-24592-1
9786610245925 0-309-55751-8 0-585-14450-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Acid Deposition; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Summary; STATUS OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE; Data; Meteorological Processes; Models; ISSUES; Applicability of Models To Decisions On Control Strategy; Nonlinearity; Influences of Local and Distant Sources; IMPLICATIONS FOR EMISSION-CONTROL STRATEGIES; RESEARCH NEEDS; 1 Introduction; DEPOSITION ACIDITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; Physical and Chemical States of Deposited Materials; Reversibility and Irreversibility; OTHER RELATED REGIONAL AIR POLLUTION PHENOMENA; PURPOSE OF THE STUDY; ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT; NOTES; REFERENCES; 2 Atmospheric Processes
TRANSPORT AND MIXINGCHEMICAL TRANSFORMATION; Homogeneous Gas-Phase Reactions; Homogeneous Aqueous-Phase Reactions; Relative Roles of Gaseous- and Aqueous-Phase Chemistry; DEPOSITION; Dry Deposition; Wet Deposition; Attachment Processes; REFERENCES; 3 Theoretical Models of Regional Air Quality; MATERIAL BALANCE; DETERMINISTIC MODELS; Treatment of Transport and Mixing; Treatment of Transformation Chemistry; Treatment of Dry and Wet Deposition; Linearity or Nonlinearity in Theoretical Models; Physical Processes; Chemical Processes; FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES 4 Empirical Observations and Source-Receptor RelationshipsAEROMETRIC DATA AND THEIR LIMITATIONS; RELATIONSHIPS AMONG AEROMETRIC PARAMETERS; THE INFLUENCE OF METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS; Classification of Meteorological Conditions; Air-Mass Trajectories; STATISTICAL METHODS OF ANALYSIS; Regression on Principal Components; Empirical Orthogonal-Function Analysis; Elemental-Tracer Analysis; ANALYSIS OF HISTORICAL TRENDS; ANALYSIS OF RELATIVE BEHAVIOR OF SULFUR AND NITROGEN EMISSIONS; FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS; Nonlinearity; Influence of Local and Distant Sources; REFERENCES; 5 Research Needs FIELD STUDIESCloud Processes; Studies of Chemical Mechanisms; Dry Deposition; Tracers; Meteorological Studies; LABORATORY STUDIES; DEVELOPMENT OF THEORETICAL MODELS; Appendix A The Chemistry of Acid Formation; GAS-PHASE REACTIONS LEADING TO GENERATION OF ACID IN THE TROPOSPHERE; Oxidation By Stable Atmospheric Molecules; Reactive Transient Species in the Troposphere; Atmospheric Oxidation of SO2 by Reactive Transient Species; Atmospheric Oxidation of NO2 by Reactive Transient Species; Theoretical Rates of SO2 and NO2 Conversion To H2SO4 and HONO2 Through Gas-Phase Reactions in the Troposphere THE SOLUTION-PHASE OXIDATION OF SO2 IN THE TROPOSPHEREAqueous-Phase Oxidation of SO2; Comparison of Reaction Pathways For Solution-Phase Oxidation of SO2; Solution-Phase Generation of Nitric and Nitrous Acids in the Troposphere; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Appendix B Transport and Dispersion Processes; CLASSIFICATION OF TRANSPORT PHENOMENA; LOCAL AND MESOSCALE TRANSPORT; SYNOPTIC-OR CONTINENTAL-SCALE TRANSPORT; HEMISPHERIC OR GLOBAL TRANSPORT; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Appendix C Atmospheric Deposition Processes; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. DRY-DEPOSITION PROCESSES 2.1 Mechanisms of Dry Deposition |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455784203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1983 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Acid deposition [[electronic resource] ] : atmospheric processes in Eastern North America : a review of current scientific understanding / / Committee on Atmospheric Transport and Chemical Transformation in Acid Precipitation, Environmental Studies Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
| Acid deposition [[electronic resource] ] : atmospheric processes in Eastern North America : a review of current scientific understanding / / Committee on Atmospheric Transport and Chemical Transformation in Acid Precipitation, Environmental Studies Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1983 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (391 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Weather
Meteorology - North America, Eastern Acid rain - North America, Eastern |
| ISBN |
1-280-24592-1
9786610245925 0-309-55751-8 0-585-14450-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Acid Deposition; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Summary; STATUS OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE; Data; Meteorological Processes; Models; ISSUES; Applicability of Models To Decisions On Control Strategy; Nonlinearity; Influences of Local and Distant Sources; IMPLICATIONS FOR EMISSION-CONTROL STRATEGIES; RESEARCH NEEDS; 1 Introduction; DEPOSITION ACIDITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; Physical and Chemical States of Deposited Materials; Reversibility and Irreversibility; OTHER RELATED REGIONAL AIR POLLUTION PHENOMENA; PURPOSE OF THE STUDY; ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT; NOTES; REFERENCES; 2 Atmospheric Processes
TRANSPORT AND MIXINGCHEMICAL TRANSFORMATION; Homogeneous Gas-Phase Reactions; Homogeneous Aqueous-Phase Reactions; Relative Roles of Gaseous- and Aqueous-Phase Chemistry; DEPOSITION; Dry Deposition; Wet Deposition; Attachment Processes; REFERENCES; 3 Theoretical Models of Regional Air Quality; MATERIAL BALANCE; DETERMINISTIC MODELS; Treatment of Transport and Mixing; Treatment of Transformation Chemistry; Treatment of Dry and Wet Deposition; Linearity or Nonlinearity in Theoretical Models; Physical Processes; Chemical Processes; FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES 4 Empirical Observations and Source-Receptor RelationshipsAEROMETRIC DATA AND THEIR LIMITATIONS; RELATIONSHIPS AMONG AEROMETRIC PARAMETERS; THE INFLUENCE OF METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS; Classification of Meteorological Conditions; Air-Mass Trajectories; STATISTICAL METHODS OF ANALYSIS; Regression on Principal Components; Empirical Orthogonal-Function Analysis; Elemental-Tracer Analysis; ANALYSIS OF HISTORICAL TRENDS; ANALYSIS OF RELATIVE BEHAVIOR OF SULFUR AND NITROGEN EMISSIONS; FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS; Nonlinearity; Influence of Local and Distant Sources; REFERENCES; 5 Research Needs FIELD STUDIESCloud Processes; Studies of Chemical Mechanisms; Dry Deposition; Tracers; Meteorological Studies; LABORATORY STUDIES; DEVELOPMENT OF THEORETICAL MODELS; Appendix A The Chemistry of Acid Formation; GAS-PHASE REACTIONS LEADING TO GENERATION OF ACID IN THE TROPOSPHERE; Oxidation By Stable Atmospheric Molecules; Reactive Transient Species in the Troposphere; Atmospheric Oxidation of SO2 by Reactive Transient Species; Atmospheric Oxidation of NO2 by Reactive Transient Species; Theoretical Rates of SO2 and NO2 Conversion To H2SO4 and HONO2 Through Gas-Phase Reactions in the Troposphere THE SOLUTION-PHASE OXIDATION OF SO2 IN THE TROPOSPHEREAqueous-Phase Oxidation of SO2; Comparison of Reaction Pathways For Solution-Phase Oxidation of SO2; Solution-Phase Generation of Nitric and Nitrous Acids in the Troposphere; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Appendix B Transport and Dispersion Processes; CLASSIFICATION OF TRANSPORT PHENOMENA; LOCAL AND MESOSCALE TRANSPORT; SYNOPTIC-OR CONTINENTAL-SCALE TRANSPORT; HEMISPHERIC OR GLOBAL TRANSPORT; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Appendix C Atmospheric Deposition Processes; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. DRY-DEPOSITION PROCESSES 2.1 Mechanisms of Dry Deposition |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778683203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1983 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Acid deposition [[electronic resource] ] : atmospheric processes in Eastern North America : a review of current scientific understanding / / Committee on Atmospheric Transport and Chemical Transformation in Acid Precipitation, Environmental Studies Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
| Acid deposition [[electronic resource] ] : atmospheric processes in Eastern North America : a review of current scientific understanding / / Committee on Atmospheric Transport and Chemical Transformation in Acid Precipitation, Environmental Studies Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1983 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (391 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Weather
Meteorology - North America, Eastern Acid rain - North America, Eastern |
| ISBN |
1-280-24592-1
9786610245925 0-309-55751-8 0-585-14450-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Acid Deposition; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Summary; STATUS OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE; Data; Meteorological Processes; Models; ISSUES; Applicability of Models To Decisions On Control Strategy; Nonlinearity; Influences of Local and Distant Sources; IMPLICATIONS FOR EMISSION-CONTROL STRATEGIES; RESEARCH NEEDS; 1 Introduction; DEPOSITION ACIDITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; Physical and Chemical States of Deposited Materials; Reversibility and Irreversibility; OTHER RELATED REGIONAL AIR POLLUTION PHENOMENA; PURPOSE OF THE STUDY; ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT; NOTES; REFERENCES; 2 Atmospheric Processes
TRANSPORT AND MIXINGCHEMICAL TRANSFORMATION; Homogeneous Gas-Phase Reactions; Homogeneous Aqueous-Phase Reactions; Relative Roles of Gaseous- and Aqueous-Phase Chemistry; DEPOSITION; Dry Deposition; Wet Deposition; Attachment Processes; REFERENCES; 3 Theoretical Models of Regional Air Quality; MATERIAL BALANCE; DETERMINISTIC MODELS; Treatment of Transport and Mixing; Treatment of Transformation Chemistry; Treatment of Dry and Wet Deposition; Linearity or Nonlinearity in Theoretical Models; Physical Processes; Chemical Processes; FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES 4 Empirical Observations and Source-Receptor RelationshipsAEROMETRIC DATA AND THEIR LIMITATIONS; RELATIONSHIPS AMONG AEROMETRIC PARAMETERS; THE INFLUENCE OF METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS; Classification of Meteorological Conditions; Air-Mass Trajectories; STATISTICAL METHODS OF ANALYSIS; Regression on Principal Components; Empirical Orthogonal-Function Analysis; Elemental-Tracer Analysis; ANALYSIS OF HISTORICAL TRENDS; ANALYSIS OF RELATIVE BEHAVIOR OF SULFUR AND NITROGEN EMISSIONS; FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS; Nonlinearity; Influence of Local and Distant Sources; REFERENCES; 5 Research Needs FIELD STUDIESCloud Processes; Studies of Chemical Mechanisms; Dry Deposition; Tracers; Meteorological Studies; LABORATORY STUDIES; DEVELOPMENT OF THEORETICAL MODELS; Appendix A The Chemistry of Acid Formation; GAS-PHASE REACTIONS LEADING TO GENERATION OF ACID IN THE TROPOSPHERE; Oxidation By Stable Atmospheric Molecules; Reactive Transient Species in the Troposphere; Atmospheric Oxidation of SO2 by Reactive Transient Species; Atmospheric Oxidation of NO2 by Reactive Transient Species; Theoretical Rates of SO2 and NO2 Conversion To H2SO4 and HONO2 Through Gas-Phase Reactions in the Troposphere THE SOLUTION-PHASE OXIDATION OF SO2 IN THE TROPOSPHEREAqueous-Phase Oxidation of SO2; Comparison of Reaction Pathways For Solution-Phase Oxidation of SO2; Solution-Phase Generation of Nitric and Nitrous Acids in the Troposphere; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Appendix B Transport and Dispersion Processes; CLASSIFICATION OF TRANSPORT PHENOMENA; LOCAL AND MESOSCALE TRANSPORT; SYNOPTIC-OR CONTINENTAL-SCALE TRANSPORT; HEMISPHERIC OR GLOBAL TRANSPORT; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Appendix C Atmospheric Deposition Processes; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. DRY-DEPOSITION PROCESSES 2.1 Mechanisms of Dry Deposition |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819177803321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1983 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Android smartphone relevance to military weather applications [[electronic resource] /] / David Sauter
| Android smartphone relevance to military weather applications [[electronic resource] /] / David Sauter |
| Autore | Sauter David |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | White Sands Missile Range, NM : , : Army Research Laboratory, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iv, 12 pages) : color illustrations |
| Collana | ARL-TR |
| Soggetto topico |
Smartphones
Application software Weather Communications, Military - Equipment and supplies |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910701282203321 |
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Sauter David
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| White Sands Missile Range, NM : , : Army Research Laboratory, , [2011] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Applied climatology : a study of atmospheric resources / John C. Hobbs
| Applied climatology : a study of atmospheric resources / John C. Hobbs |
| Autore | Hobbs, John C. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : Butterworths, 1980 |
| Descrizione fisica | 218 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatology
Weather |
| Classificazione |
52.9.34
551.6 QC981 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991000816109707536 |
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Hobbs, John C.
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| London : Butterworths, 1980 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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The arte of gardening [[electronic resource] ] : wherunto is added much necessarie matter, with a number of secrets: and the phisicke helps belonging to each hearb, which are easily prepared. Heer-vnto is annexed two proper treatises, the first intituled The meruailous gouerment [sic], propertie, & benefite of bees, with the rare secrets of the honie and waxe: the other, The yearly coniectures, verie necessary for husband-men. To these is likewise ioyned a treatise of the arte of graffing and planting of trees. Gathered by Thomas Hill, citizen of London
| The arte of gardening [[electronic resource] ] : wherunto is added much necessarie matter, with a number of secrets: and the phisicke helps belonging to each hearb, which are easily prepared. Heer-vnto is annexed two proper treatises, the first intituled The meruailous gouerment [sic], propertie, & benefite of bees, with the rare secrets of the honie and waxe: the other, The yearly coniectures, verie necessary for husband-men. To these is likewise ioyned a treatise of the arte of graffing and planting of trees. Gathered by Thomas Hill, citizen of London |
| Autore | Hill Thomas <b. ca. 1528.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imprinted by Edward Allde [and H. Ballard], 1608 |
| Descrizione fisica | [8], 164, [8], 92 p. : ill |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ArnoldRichard |
| Soggetto topico |
Gardening
Bee culture Weather |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996390871103316 |
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| London, : Imprinted by Edward Allde [and H. Ballard], 1608 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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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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Golinski Jan
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 | ||
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| 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 [[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-9910814312903321 |
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Golinski Jan
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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