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4. Barometers of Enlightenment

© 2019 University of Chicago Press

© 2019 University of Chicago Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. List of Illustrations ix
  4. Preface xi
  5. Introduction: Weather and Enlightenment 1
  6. 1. Experiencing the Weather in 1703: Observation and Feelings 13
  7. 2. Public Weather and the Culture of Enlightenment 41
  8. 3. Recording and Forecasting 77
  9. 4. Barometers of Enlightenment 108
  10. 5. Sensibility and Climatic Pathology 137
  11. 6. Climate and Civilization 170
  12. Conclusion: The science of weather 203
  13. Notes 217
  14. Bibliography 241
  15. Index 269
British Weather and the Climate of Enlightenment
This chapter is in the book British Weather and the Climate of Enlightenment
https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226302065-007

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. List of Illustrations ix
  4. Preface xi
  5. Introduction: Weather and Enlightenment 1
  6. 1. Experiencing the Weather in 1703: Observation and Feelings 13
  7. 2. Public Weather and the Culture of Enlightenment 41
  8. 3. Recording and Forecasting 77
  9. 4. Barometers of Enlightenment 108
  10. 5. Sensibility and Climatic Pathology 137
  11. 6. Climate and Civilization 170
  12. Conclusion: The science of weather 203
  13. Notes 217
  14. Bibliography 241
  15. Index 269
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