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Aristotle's [meteorologica] : meteorology then and now / Anastasios A. Tsonis and Christos Zerefos.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tsonis, Anastasios A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Meteorology--Early works to 1800.
- Meteorology.
- Aristotle. Meteorologica.
- Aristotle.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iv, 117 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour)
- Other Title:
- Aristotle's meteorologica
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Examining the meteorological aspects of Aristotle's work published as "Meteorologica" books A-D, the authors also ask how they compare now with our understanding of meteorology and climate change. In other words, how well did Aristotle fair when he tried to explain weather 2,300 years ago when there was only logic, eye observation, and past experience, with only primitive instrumentation and a few personalized measurements? While there are scientific issues behind Aristotle's writings, this book is written for the non-specialist. The book uses simple examples to present its case, which will be easily followed by general readers.
- Notes:
- "Available both in print and Open Access"--Home page.
- Also issued in print: 2020.
- The title of Aristotle's work is provided in Greek script on the title page and cover image.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on June 15, 2020).
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9781789696387
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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