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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Katharine AndersonPublisher: The University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.598kg ISBN: 9780226019680ISBN 10: 0226019683 Pages: 376 Publication Date: 01 May 2005 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAnderson has written an innovative and impressively wide-ranging cultural history of studies of the British weather.--Robert W. Smith Victorian Studies Anderson provides a fuller portrait of the period when meteorology became institutionalzed than has previously been available. . . . An engaging and convincing portrait of the lively Victorian debates over the weather.--Sarah Dry Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences By showing how much culture went into the making of Victorian meteorology, Anderson has made a major contribution to our understanding of how the Victorians themselves understood the cultural place of their science.--Iwan Rhys Morus Nuncius Engaging and enlightening. . . . Anderson's portrait of Victorian meteorology is delicately and deftly drawn, enlivened by well-chosen examples and illustrations. As one might expect of a study of the British and their weather, it penetrates into the oddest crannies of the culture, from insurance companies to Hardy's novels.--Lorraine Daston London Review of Books (11/3/2005 12:00:00 AM) This is an excellent book, written in an accessible fashion with many interesting stories surrounding the trials and tribulations of pioneering scientists. These stories are also richly sourced, providing factual and historical significance. . . . Weather enthusiasts at all levels will benefit from reading this book.--Mace Bentley, Weatherwise--Mace Bentley Weatherwise Engaging and enlihgtening. . . . Anderson''s portrait of Vicotrian meterorology is delicately and deftly drawn, enlivened by well-chosen examples and illustrations. As one might expect of a study of the British and their weather, it penetrates into the oddest crannies of the culture, from insurance companies to Hardy''s novels. -- Lorraine Daston London Review of Books (11/03/2005) Anderson has written an innovative and impressively wide-ranging cultural history of studies of the British weather. --Robert W. Smith "Victorian Studies " Author InformationKatharine Anderson is associate professor in the science and society program at York University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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