Oxford Weather and Climate Since 1767

by Stephen Burt and Tim Burt

Book Overview

The British have always been obsessed by the weather. Thomas Hornsby, who founded the Radcliffe Observatory in Oxford in 1772, began weather observations at the site. They continue daily to this day, unbroken since 14 November 1813, the longest continuous series of single-site weather records in the British Isles, and one of the longest in the world. Oxford Weather and Climate since 1767 represents the first full publication of this newly-digitised...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198834632
• ISBN13: 9780198834632
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.9" x 9.8"