Weather in General (Weather Lore: A Collection of Proverbs, Sayings & Rules Concerning the Weather, Band 1) - Hardcover

Inwards, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1906506353 ISBN 13: 9781906506353

Verlag: Papadakis, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

• From the edition published in 1893, this volume has been redesigned with illustrations and drawings throughout
• A topical book detailing aspects of the weather, seasons and climate change

Weather Lore: A Collection of Proverbs, Sayings and Rules Concerning the Weather, Volume I is a charming and beautifully illustrated book, first published in 1893, covering aspects of the weather including: Times and Seasons, Months, Days of the week, the blooming of flowers, in addition to Winter birds and times of their arrival. This new edition has been completely redesigned and is fully illustrated with reproductions of woodcuts, photographs and drawings throughout.

Contents: Times and Seasons; Proverbs relating to various moveable feasts etc.; Proverbs relating to the months generally; Days of the week; List of common plants, and the days at which they ought to be in full flower; Flowers which should open on certain Saints' Days; List of common flowers, and the times at which they open and close their petals; Winter birds: Times of their arrival.

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Richard Inwards was born in 1840, and lived a fascinating life travelling the world in his capacity as a manager of international mining projects. After settling in England he became joint editor of the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. He became president of the society in 1894.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Papadakis
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1906506353
• ISBN 13: 9781906506353
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 128
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