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Stroud : Sutton, 2005. Second Edition. Paperback. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 285 pages; Physical desc. : xv, 285 p., 8 p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subject: Weather forecasting --History --Natural history, country life and pets ; Meteorology --History of specific subjects. Summary: Imagine a world without the weather forecast. Is it likely to be warm and sunny for the fete at the weekend? Will Thursday be a good day to make that ferry crossing, or would Friday be better? We might scorn it and deride it, but we still consult the men - and women - from the Met Office, rather than a piece of soggy seaweed, before deciding whether to set out with a brolly in the morning. More than one hundred and fifty years the best forecast available was the weather glass with its imprecise predictions of 'Fair' or 'Changeable'. Before that, man consulted the animals…
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Storm Warning: The Origins of the Weather Forecast Paperback - 2005
by Pauline Halford; Foreword by Michael Fish
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- Title Storm Warning: The Origins of the Weather Forecast
- Author Pauline Halford; Foreword by Michael Fish
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 2nd Edition
- Pages 295
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Sutton Publishing, Stroud
- Date 2005
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780750932479 / 0750932473
- Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
- Dimensions 7.74 x 6.9 x 0.87 in (19.66 x 17.53 x 2.21 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code 551.630
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