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Title
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The Knowledge of Things Unknown: shewing the effects of the planets and other astronomical constellations...
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Description
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Weather lore and knowledge were disseminated in books such as The Knowledge of Things Unknown which has this woodcut image on its title page. It shows a figure looking up for guidance to the ancient Greek scholar Claudius Ptolemy who had a significant impact on mathematical and astronomical thinking in medieval and early modern Europe. The text compiles theories on the origin of different weather phenomena and gives guidance on how its user might “read” them with help of knowledge passed down by “ancient authorities”.
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Creator
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[unknown]
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Date
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1729
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Identifier
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[DeM] Z [Knowledge] SSR
A Thousand Words for Weather
