Heinrich Wilhelm Dove; Edward Sabine [intro.] — Temperature Tables

London, Richard and John E Taylor, 1848 . First edition. Unbound. A very scarce mid nineteenth century publication of climate data. A very scarce publication, taken from the 'Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science', 1847. This work consists of four pages of introductory remarks from Edward Sabine, president of the society, and a geophysicist, ornithologist, explorer and soldier in his own right. The majority of this work consists of tables of temperatures for locations across the globe throughout the year, the work of Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, a Prussian physicist and meteorologist. During his career he published more than 300 papers, some of which delved into experimental physics. He also had an important influence over the science of meteorology, and was considered by some to be a pioneer in this field; Dove's primary meteorological focus was in climatology. He also studied the distribution of heat over the surface of the Earth and the effect of climate on the growth of plants. Disbound, as issued. Tear to head of title page. Some light discolouration to title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .