Climate in motion : science, empire, and the problem of scale / Deborah R. Coen.
Climate in motion : science, empire, and the problem of scale / Deborah R. Coen.
Climate in motion : science, empire, and the problem of scale / Deborah R. Coen.
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Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
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G 2018/4037
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English
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xiv, 425 pages ; 24 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Introduction: Climate and empire -- Part I: Unity in diversity. The Habsburgs and the collection of nature -- The Austrian idea -- The imperial-royal scientist -- The dual task -- The scales of empire. The face of the empire -- The invention of climatography -- The power of local differences -- Plan...
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Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
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Illinois
Date Published
2018.
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Today, predicting the impact of human activities on the earth's climate hinges on tracking interactions among phenomena of radically different dimensions, from the molecular to the planetary. Climate in Motion shows that this multiscalar, multicausal framework emerged well before computers and satellites. Extending the history of modern climate sci...
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Climate in motion : science, empire, and the problem of scale / Deborah R. Coen.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2018/4037
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74VKVkWKVgmb
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9780226398822 hardcover ; alkaline paper
022639882X hardcover ; alkaline paper
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551.509
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991024182810902626
