{"product_id":"reading-the-skies-a-cultural-history-of-english-weather-1650-1820-paperback","title":"Reading the Skies: A Cultural History of English Weather, 1650-1820 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVladimir Jankovic\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the time of Aristotle until the late eighteenth century, meteorology meant the study of \"meteors\"-spectacular objects in the skies beneath the moon, which included everything from shooting stars to hailstorms. In \u003ci\u003eReading the Skies, \u003c\/i\u003e Vladimir Jankovic traces the history of this meteorological tradition in Enlightenment Britain, examining its scientific and cultural significance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jankovic interweaves classical traditions, folk\/popular beliefs and practices, and the increasingly quantitative approaches of urban university men to understanding the wonders of the skies. He places special emphasis on the role that detailed meteorological observations played in natural history and chorography, or local geography; in religious and political debates; and in agriculture. Drawing on a number of archival sources, including correspondence and weather diaries, as well as contemporary pamphlets, tracts, and other printed sources reporting prodigious phenomena in the skies, this book will interest historians of science, Britain, and the environment.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the time of Aristotle until the late eighteenth century, meteorology meant the study of meteors--spectacular objects in the skies beneath the moon, which included everything from shooting stars to hailstorms. In \u003ci\u003eReading the Skies, \u003c\/i\u003e Vladimir Jankovic traces the history of this meteorological tradition in Enlightenment Britain, examining its scientific and cultural significance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJankovic interweaves classical traditions, folk\/popular beliefs and practices, and the increasingly quantitative approaches of urban university men to understanding the wonders of the skies. He places special emphasis on the role that detailed meteorological observations played in natural history and chorography, or local geography; in religious and political debates; and in agriculture. Drawing on a number of archival sources, including correspondence and weather diaries, as well as contemporary pamphlets, tracts, and other printed sources reporting prodigious phenomena in the skies, this book will interest historians of science, Britain, and the environment.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVladimir Jankovic\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine at the University of Manchester.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 19, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42039713595472,"sku":"9780226392165","price":73.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/aldSTVl3T1NQVVIxeU4wMmEwUnAyUT09.webp?v=1771841712","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/reading-the-skies-a-cultural-history-of-english-weather-1650-1820-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}