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Originally published in 1926, this book by the renowned British meteorologist Napier Shaw focuses on the history of meteorology.

Excerpt from The Seaman's Handbook of Meteorology: A Companion to the Barometer Manual for the Use of Seamen Chapter II. - Tentperuture and hummays - Temperature defined. How interchanges of Temperature take place. Terrestrial Radiation. Decrease of Temperature With height Annual range of Temperature. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.