Weather and Weather Instruments for the Amateur

"Sixth and Revised Edition Comprising Practical Hints for Amateur Weather Forecasters; The Barometer as the Footrule of the Air; The Thermometer and its Family Tree; Humidity-Its Effects on Our Health and Comfort; The Mountains of Cloudland and Rainfall; The Compass-The Sign-Post of the World." PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED in black-and-white phtography and drawings with accompanying descriptive captions. A VERY GOOD, clean, tight, scholar/collector-worthy copy. Blue cloth binding with gold gilt lettering on the front cover and spine. Former owner's inked last name on front endpaper. "This book is written with the idea of simplifying the readings of weather instruments to the mind of the layman and is arranged to help him in the forecasting of weather. Weather, since it governs our health, habits, and pleasure, is a topic of such universal interest that it is no wonder the public is following the subject more closely. 136 pages. GA1.