The Resource Rain : a natural and cultural history, Cynthia Barnett
Rain : a natural and cultural history, Cynthia Barnett
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The item Rain : a natural and cultural history, Cynthia Barnett represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Grosse Pointe Public Library.
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- Summary
- A natural history of rain traces the ocean-filling torrents from four billion years ago through the storms of the present world's climate change, while sharing stories about humanity's efforts to control rain through science and magic
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 355 pages
- Contents
-
- Origins
- Elemental rain. Cloudy with a chance of civilization ; Drought, deluge, and devilry ; Praying for rain
- Chance of rain. The weather watchers ; The articles of rain
- American rain. Founding forecaster ; Rain follows the plow ; The rainmakers
- Capturing the rain. Writers on the storm ; The scent of rain ; City rains
- Mercurial rain. Strange rain ; And the forecast calls for change
- Waiting for rain
- Isbn
- 9780804137096
- Label
- Rain : a natural and cultural history
- Title
- Rain
- Title remainder
- a natural and cultural history
- Statement of responsibility
- Cynthia Barnett
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A natural history of rain traces the ocean-filling torrents from four billion years ago through the storms of the present world's climate change, while sharing stories about humanity's efforts to control rain through science and magic
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1966-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Barnett, Cynthia
- Dewey number
- 551.57/7
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Rain and rainfall
- Weather
- Rainfall anomalies
- Droughts
- Physical geography
- Climatic changes
- Earth sciences
- Label
- Rain : a natural and cultural history, Cynthia Barnett
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-334) and index
- Contents
- Origins -- Elemental rain. Cloudy with a chance of civilization ; Drought, deluge, and devilry ; Praying for rain -- Chance of rain. The weather watchers ; The articles of rain -- American rain. Founding forecaster ; Rain follows the plow ; The rainmakers -- Capturing the rain. Writers on the storm ; The scent of rain ; City rains -- Mercurial rain. Strange rain ; And the forecast calls for change -- Waiting for rain
- Control code
- BK0015353836
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 355 pages
- Isbn
- 9780804137096
- Lccn
- 2014034180
- Label
- Rain : a natural and cultural history, Cynthia Barnett
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-334) and index
- Contents
- Origins -- Elemental rain. Cloudy with a chance of civilization ; Drought, deluge, and devilry ; Praying for rain -- Chance of rain. The weather watchers ; The articles of rain -- American rain. Founding forecaster ; Rain follows the plow ; The rainmakers -- Capturing the rain. Writers on the storm ; The scent of rain ; City rains -- Mercurial rain. Strange rain ; And the forecast calls for change -- Waiting for rain
- Control code
- BK0015353836
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 355 pages
- Isbn
- 9780804137096
- Lccn
- 2014034180
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