The Weather Experiment: The Pioneers Who Sought To See The Future

In an age when a storm was evidence of God's wrath, pioneering meteorologists had to fight against convention and religious dogma to realise their ambitions. This book features Luke Howard, the first to classify the clouds, Francis Beaufort, quantifier of the winds, and, James Glaisher, explorer of the upper atmosphere by way of a hot air balloon.

• | By (Author): Peter Moore
• | Publisher: Vintage Publishing
• | Publication Date: Apr 07, 2016
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 432 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0099581671
• | ISBN-13: 9780099581673