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Under the Weather

by Tom Fort
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Overview

A humorous journey around Britain to uncover the history of the eccentrics, crackpots and visionaries who have tried to measure and predict the weather, meeting people obsessed with the weather today, and trying to define the effect of the weather on the national character.

About the Author, Tom Fort

Tom Fort is the author of The Book of Eels, The Far From Compleat Angler, and The Grass is Greener.

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Book Details

Published
January 5, 2006
Publisher
Century
Pages
320
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781844133697

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