Book contents
- The Observatory Experiment
- Science in History
- The Observatory Experiment
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: Observatory Experiments
- 1 Meteorology All at Sea
- 2 Meteorology at the Colonial Observatories
- 3 Mountain Meteorology on Ben Nevis
- 4 Geographies of the Rain
- Conclusion: Historical Geographies of Future Weather
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Bibliography
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Book contents
- The Observatory Experiment
- Science in History
- The Observatory Experiment
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: Observatory Experiments
- 1 Meteorology All at Sea
- 2 Meteorology at the Colonial Observatories
- 3 Mountain Meteorology on Ben Nevis
- 4 Geographies of the Rain
- Conclusion: Historical Geographies of Future Weather
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
- Type
- Chapter
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- The Observatory ExperimentMeteorology in Britain and Its Empire, pp. 247 - 267Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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