{"product_id":"reading-the-skies-vladimir-jankovic-9780226392165","title":"Reading the Skies: A Cultural History of English Weather, 1650-1820","description":"From the time of Aristotle until the late eighteenth century, meteorology meant the study of \"meteors\"-spectacular objects in the skies beneath the moon, which included everything from shooting stars to hailstorms. In \u003ci\u003eReading the Skies, \u003c\/i\u003e Vladimir Jankovic traces the history of this meteorological tradition in Enlightenment Britain, examining its scientific and cultural significance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jankovic interweaves classical traditions, folk\/popular beliefs and practices, and the increasingly quantitative approaches of urban university men to understanding the wonders of the skies. He places special emphasis on the role that detailed meteorological observations played in natural history and chorography, or local geography; in religious and political debates; and in agriculture. Drawing on a number of archival sources, including correspondence and weather diaries, as well as contemporary pamphlets, tracts, and other printed sources reporting prodigious phenomena in the skies, this book will interest historians of science, Britain, and the environment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vladimir Jankovic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226392163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226392165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2001 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2001 pg. 550","brand":"Vladimir Jankovic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44131242541311,"sku":"9780226392165","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fefab4dd-8104-444b-aa43-4328f0862657.jpg?v=1687473777","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reading-the-skies-vladimir-jankovic-9780226392165","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}