The Complete Weather Guide : A Collection of Practical Observations for Prognosticating the Weather, Drawn from Plants, Animals, Inanimate Bodies

Joseph Taylor

ISBN 10: 1108065317 / ISBN 13: 9781108065313

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2013

Beschreibung

Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Early nineteenth-century farmers often sowed their crops on an arbitrarily chosen day every year. Impatient with this practice, naturalist Joseph Taylor (c.1761-1844) presents an alternative method in this work, which first appeared in 1812. He argues that by studying the atmosphere, the behaviour of animals and the condition of local flora, a farmer can not only determine the optimal time for sowing, but also forecast the weather. Including the Shepherd of Banbury's famous rules for judging changes in the weather, alongside remarks on the quality of this wisdom, Taylor's book also draws on a wealth of wider countryside knowledge. He observes, for example, that the flowering of primroses and lettuce occurs at such precise times as to be useful for botanical clocks, while the proximity of bees to their hives and the agitation of dogs suggest oncoming weather conditions.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781108065313

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Complete Weather Guide : A Collection of Practical Observations for Prognosticating the Weather, Drawn from Plants, Animals, Inanimate Bodies
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1108065317
• ISBN-13: 9781108065313
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zustand: Neu
• Abmessungen: 216B x 140 H x 10 T Millimeter Breite: 216 mm, Höhe: 140 mm, Tiefe: 10 mm
• Gewicht: 228 Gramm

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Inhaltsangabe

First published in 1812, this engaging work derives weather forecasts from the movements of plants and animals.

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Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.