The Weather Experiment, Peter Moore
€21,50
The Pioneers who Sought to see the Future
The Sunday Times bestseller. An astonishing account of the sailors, scientists and inventors who sought to understand the weather.
**Book of the Week on Radio 4**
'Gripping' The Times
'Exhilarating' Sunday Times
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. But buoyed by the achievements of the Enlightenment, a generation of mavericks set out to unlock the secrets of the atmosphere.
- Imprint: Vintage
- ISBN: 9780099581673
- Length: 432 pages
- Dimensions: 197mm x 26mm x 130mm
- Weight: 339g