British Weather and the Climate of Enlightenment

List of Illustrations •  Preface • 
 
            Introduction: Weather and Enlightenment 
 
1.         Experiencing the Weather in 1703: Observation and Feelings 
            The “Exquisite Atmography” and Its Author • The Atmosphere and the Earth • Clouds in the Head
 
2.         Public Weather and the Culture of Enlightenment 
            The Great Storm in Public Debate • Providence and the British Climate • Conversation and Weather Lore
 
3.         Recording and Forecasting 
            The Discipline of the Diary • The Calendar and the Seasons • Forecasting by the Heavens
 
4.         Barometers of Enlightenment 
            The Genealogy of Weather Instrument • The Instrument Trade and Consumers • Interpreting the “Oraculous Glasses”
 
5.         Sensibility and Climatic Pathology 
            The Hippocratic Revival • Aerial Sensitivity and Social Change • The Politics of Atmospheric Reform
 
6.         Climate and Civilization 
            The Enlightenment Debate on Climate • Medicine and the Colonial Situation • America: Climate and Destiny
 
            Conclusion: The Science of Weather 
 
Notes •  Bibliography •  Index •