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Reynolds, James
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Reynolds' pictorial diagram, engraved by John Emslie, showing the equinoctial angles of the sun's rays and the effects of light and heat on animal and vegetable life in all regions from the Equator to the Arctic circle, it illustrates the astronomical and physical phenomena of the various regions of the globe and the distribution of organic life in an horizontal direction.
Author
[Reynolds, James, Emslie, John]
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Hand colored engraved diagram, with explanatory text on verso. This is depiction of a landscape and seascape displaying a wide range of atmospheric phenomena. This are numbered and listed below the image and include wind, waterspouts, various cloud formations, precipitation, glaciers, aurora, rainbow, halo, mirage, mock suns, zodiacal light, "Will with a Wisp", lighting, falling stars and aerolites. On verso: "Explanation of meteorological phenomena" London: J. Reynolds,174 Strand; Reeves & Sons; Rock & Co.; Peacock & Mansfield, includes: The Atmosphere, Aerial Meteors, Aqueous Meteors, Luminous Meteors and Igneous Meteors.
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