Observations in Meteorology by Leonard Jenyns - 9781108069878

Observations in MeteorologyRelating to Temperature, the Winds, Atmospheric Pressure, the Aqueous Phenomena of the Atmosphere, Weather-Changes, etc.\nAuthor(s): Leonard Jenyns\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108069878, 978-1108069878\nSynopsis\nAlthough devoted to his parish, Leonard Jenyns [tel] combined his clerical duties with keen research into the natural world around him. His numerous publications include A Manual of British Vertebrate Animals [tel] and Observations in Natural History [tel], both of which are reissued in this series. This 1858 work is based on nineteen years of meticulous observation of Cambridgeshire weather, including trends in atmospheric pressure and precipitation. Jenyns' careful recording of his surroundings supplies the raw data for the text and many informative tables. The geological position of Swaffam Bulbeck, where most of the observations were made, is briefl.