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Tag Archives: Meteorology
1938: Signs of Hard Weather
From a collection of folklore gathered by Irish teachers in the 1930’s: Weather 27-12-1938 Signs of hard weather: Robin flying into house. Lapwings seen early in winter. Wild geese seen flying inland (southwards). Small birds gathering in large numbers about … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930's, Animals, Birds, Crows, Ireland, Meteorology, Weather
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1675: Lightning
Francisque Millet: Mountain Landscape with Lightning (c. 1675)
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Tagged 17th Century, Art, France, Francisque Millet, Landscapes, Meteorology, Netherlands, Painting, Weather
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1525: Dream
In the year 1525 between Wednesday and Thursday (7-8 June) after Whitsunday during the night I saw this appearance in my sleep, how many great waters fell from heaven. The first struck the earth about four miles away from me … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Century, Albrecht Dürer, Dreams, Germany, Meteorology, Painting, Rain, Weather
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1963: A Colour Guide to Clouds
Each time you look at the sky, try to identify the clouds in it and test whether the explanations given in the book could be true for them. Gradually you will come to know the important clouds and the circumstances … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Books, Great Britain, Harry Wexler, Meteorology, Photography, Richard Scorer, The Sky, Weather
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1682: A Black Cloud of Strange Appearance
At Lynn, Mass., one evening in 1682, after the sun had set, and darkness had begun to throw its pall over the land, a man by the name of Handford went out of doors to ascertain if the new moon … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, Art, Meteorology, Oddities, Printmaking, Ships & Sailing, The Sky, USA, Willem van de Velde
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1983: None But the Fool
Laurence Olivier during a break in the filming of King Lear in 1983. KENT I know you. Where’s the king? Gentleman Contending with the fretful element: Bids the winds blow the earth into the sea, Or swell the curled water … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, 1980's, 20th Century, Drama, Laurence Olivier, LGBTQ, Meteorology, Photography, Shakespeare
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1870: Storm in the Mountains
Albert Bierstadt: Storm in the Mountains (c. 1870) (source)
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Tagged 1870's, 19th Century, Albert Bierstadt, Art, Landscapes, Meteorology, Painting, USA
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1726: Definition
THUNDER: a Noise known by Persons not Deaf. —Nathan Bailey: An universal etymological English dictionary, comprehending the derivations of the generality of words in the English tongue (1726)
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Tagged 18th Century, Books, Dictionaries, Meteorology, Nathan Bailey, Words
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1865: Northern Lights
Frederic Edwin Church: Aurora Borealis (1865) “Some art historians have suggested that Church painted Aurora Borealis as a subdued tribute to the end of the Civil War, with the drapery of auroral light forming an abstract representation of the American … Continue reading
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Tagged 1860's, 19th Century, American Civil War, Art, Frederic Edwin Church, Landscapes, Meteorology, Painting, The Sky, USA
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