The Weather Experiment - Moore, Peter
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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.

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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.
Autorenporträt
Peter Moore is a writer, journalist and lecturer in creative writing at the University of Oxford. He is the author of Damn His Blood; New York Times 'Notable Book of the Year' The Weather Experiment; Sunday Times bestseller Endeavour; and Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness. From 2019 to 2023, he presented the history podcast Travels Through Time. His latest book is A Dangerous Game, a new biography of Thomas Cochrane.
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Richly researched, exciting... It is both scientific and cultural history, of prizewinning potential and as fresh and exhilarating throughout as a strong sea breeze. James McConnachie Sunday Times