The Complete Weather Guide: A Collection of Practical Observations for Prognosticating the Weather, Drawn from Plants, Animals, Inanimate Bodies, and Also by Means of Philosophical Instruments; Including the Shepherd of Banbury' Rules, Explained on Philosophical Principles. With an Appendix of Miscellaneous Observations on Meteorology, a Curious Botanical Clock, &c. &c. &cJ. Harding, 1812 - 160 pages |
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