British weather and the climate of enlightenment / Jan Golinski.
British weather and the climate of enlightenment / Jan Golinski.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2007.
Date
2007.
Call Numbers
N551.50941/2
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xv, 284 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
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 -- Recordi...
Publication information
Publisher
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2007.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
2007.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
"Enlightenment inquiries into the weather sought to impose order on a force that had the power to alter human life and social conditions. British Weather and the Climate of Enlightenment reveals how a new sense of the national climate emerged in the eighteenth century from the systematic recording of the weather, and how it was deployed in discussi...
Alternative Titles
Full title
British weather and the climate of enlightenment / Jan Golinski.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contextual Information
Related resource (online)
Other version (online)
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
N551.50941/2
Record Identifier
74VKRVdK4Ddl
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRVdK4Ddl
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0226302059 (cloth : alk. paper) :
9780226302058 (cloth : alk. paper) :
DDC
551.5094109033
MMS ID
991023134769702626
