British Weather and the Climate of Enlightenment
by
Jan Golinski
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0226302059
ISBN-13
9780226302058
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Imprint
University of Chicago Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 1st, 2007
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
558 grams
Dimensions
2.40 x 1.60 x 0.20 cms
Product Classification:
History of ideasHistory of scienceMeteorology & climatology
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Enlightenment inquiries into weather sought to impose order on a force that had the power to alter human life and social conditions. This title reveals how a sense of the national climate emerged in the 18th century from the systematic recording of the weather, and how it was deployed in discussions of the health and welfare of the population.
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