The end of classical meteorology, c. 1800

Vladimir Jankovic

doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.256.01.04

The end of classical meteorology, c. 1800

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The article argues that the classical (Aristotelian) understanding of meteorology underwent a profound change by the late 18th century. As a result of a series of empirical, theoretical, methodological and institutional changes in the European earth sciences, meteorology ceased to be understood as a natural philosophy of 'meteors' and was more closely associated with the laws of the gaseous atmosphere. This shift had a direct effect on how one understood the origins of 'meteors' and their relationship with the phenomena of the weather. © The Geological Society of London 2006.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Geological Society Special Publication\|Geol. Soc. Spec. Publ.
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Geological Society
Pages	91-99
Number of pages	8
Volume	256
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.256.01.04
Publication status	Published - 2006

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