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Weather Proverbs

Author: Henry Harrison Chase Dunwoody

Publisher: N.A

ISBN: N.A

Category: Weather

Page: 148

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Wonder of Weather: 600 Proverbs, Sayings, Facts and Folklore about the Always Unpredictable Weather

Author: George D. Freier

Publisher: N.A

ISBN: 9780517201947

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Page: N.A

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Weather Proverbs

Author: H. H. Dunwoody

Publisher: N.A

ISBN: 9780898752175

Category: Nature

Page: 152

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The study of popular weather prognostics has been considered of such interest that meteorologists have given this subject much attention.The attempt to foretell the weather is not of recent date; the ancients carefully studied the sky and clouds, and endeavored to predict the kind of weather that was likely to ensue; and a number of the popular prognostics of the weather of his time are recorded by Aristotle in his work on meteors. In later times our forefathers studied the weather, and as they had no instruments to guide them they observed natural objects and noticed the appearances of the sky and clouds, and also the movements of animals, birds, plants, etc. Shepherds and sailors especially being exposed to all kinds of weather, would naturally be on the lookout for any signs of a coming change, and after a time would begin to associate certain appearances with certain kinds of weather. A good deal of weather wisdom of the above character has been thrown into proverbs, trite sayings, and popular verse; and we propose in the present book to examine and explain some of these by the aid of the most recent discoveries of meteorological science.This book includes Popular Weather Prognostics by Ralph Abercromby & William Marriott and Proverbs Relating to Animals by Dr. C. C. Abbott. Proverbs are arranged as relating to birds, clouds, dew, fish, fog, frost, insects, the moon, plants, rain, rainbows, reptiles, stars, snow, sun, thunder and lightning, trees, wind, years, seasons, months, weeks and days, and general prognostics.

Weather Proverbs and Paradoxes

Author: W. J. Humphreys

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing

ISBN: 9781428632677

Category: Social Science

Page: 172

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Weather Proverbs and Paradoxes

Author: W. j. Humphreys

Publisher: N.A

ISBN: 9781494031237

Category:

Page: 170

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This is a new release of the original 1934 edition.

Weather sayings, proverbs and prognostics, chiefly from north Lancashire [compiled by W. Roper].

Author: William Roper (F.M.S.)

Publisher: N.A

ISBN: N.A

Category:

Page: N.A

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Weather Proverbs

Author: H. H. C. Dunwoody

Publisher: BiblioBazaar, LLC

ISBN: 9780554972558

Category: History

Page: 149

View: 4005

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

Some Useful Weather Proverbs

Author: W. j. Humphreys

Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC

ISBN: 9781497819269

Category:

Page: 18

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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1913 Edition.

Weather Proverbs - Scholar's Choice Edition

Author: H. H C Dunwoody

Publisher: N.A

ISBN: 9781298098573

Category:

Page: 150

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

British Weather and the Climate of Enlightenment

Author: Jan Golinski

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

ISBN: 0226302067

Category: Science

Page: 304

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Enlightenment inquiries into the weather sought to impose order on a force that had the power to alter human life and social conditions. British Weather and the Climate of Enlightenment reveals how a new sense of the national climate emerged in the eighteenth century from the systematic recording of the weather, and how it was deployed in discussions of the health and welfare of the population. Enlightened intellectuals hailed climate’s role in the development of civilization but acknowledged that human existence depended on natural forces that would never submit to rational control. Reading the Enlightenment through the ideas, beliefs, and practices concerning the weather, Jan Golinski aims to reshape our understanding of the movement and its legacy for modern environmental thinking. With its combination of cultural history and the history of science, British Weather and the Climate of Enlightenment counters the claim that Enlightenment progress set humans against nature, instead revealing that intellectuals of the age drew characteristically modern conclusions about the inextricability of nature and culture.

Folklore Matters

Author: Alan Dundes

Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press

ISBN: 9780870497766

Category: Social Science

Page: 188

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Some Useful Weather Proverbs

Author: W. J. Humphreys

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing

ISBN: 9781425496814

Category:

Page: 48

View: 3470

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Proverbs

A Handbook

Author: Wolfgang Mieder

Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group

ISBN: 9780313326981

Category: Literary Criticism

Page: 304

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Defines and classifies proverbs, and explores their occurrence in oral tradition, literature, art, and popular culture.

Weather Wisdom: a collection of proverbs, sayings, and rules concerning the weather. Compiled and arranged by R. I.

Author: N.A

Publisher: N.A

ISBN: N.A

Category:

Page: N.A

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Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather

Author: Dr. Stephen H. Schneider,Dr. Michael Mastrandrea,Terry L. Root

Publisher: N.A

ISBN: 0199765324

Category: Science

Page: 1344

View: 8977

This three-volume A-to-Z compendium consists of over 300 entries written by a team of leading international scholars and researchers working in the field. Authoritative and up-to-date, the encyclopedia covers the processes that produce our weather, important scientific concepts, the history of ideas underlying the atmospheric sciences, biographical accounts of those who have made significant contributions to climatology and meteorology and particular weather events, from extreme tropical cyclones and tornadoes to local winds.

Weather Wisdom

Proverbs, Superstitions, and Signs

Author: Stewart A. Kingsbury,Mildred E. Kingsbury,Wolfgang Mieder

Publisher: Peter Lang Pub Incorporated

ISBN: N.A

Category: Science

Page: 478

View: 9135

A comprehensive survey of English and American weather widsom collects 4.435 proverbs, superstitions, sayings, signs, and weather rules.

Handbook of Nature Study

Author: Anna Botsford Comstock

Publisher: Cornell University Press

ISBN: 9780801493843

Category: Nature

Page: 887

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Provides lessons on many topics of nature study, with questions that may form the basis for student projects.

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