Reading the Weather: Lardner on Almanacs, Cycles, and Old Forecasting Arts

Weather Prognostics; Almanacs, Lunar Cycles, and the Old Arts of Forecasting . A Victorian guide to the traditional signs of coming weather, written before meteorology became a science of instruments. By Dionysius Lardner. A complete article printed in 1854.

London: Walton and Maberly, 1854. Booklet - Unbound Pages. Very Good Condition. Item #373797

Surveys historical methods of weather prediction, including lunar influence and the writings of Toaldo, Horsley, and others. 16 Pages. Illustrated with wood engravings. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without a title page. This particular trial report has been removed from a volume of Lardner's Museum of Science & Art and is now preserved in a modern loose card cover - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 11 x 18 cms. Category: Museum of Science & Art;.

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