Author : George Merriam
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis An Essay Explanatory of the Tempest Prognosticator in the Building of the Great Exhibition for the Works of Industry of All Nations by : George Merriam
Download or read book An Essay Explanatory of the Tempest Prognosticator in the Building of the Great Exhibition for the Works of Industry of All Nations written by George Merriam and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The text is not without poetry. Observing a storm near Whitby in 1849, Merryweather wrote, 'I arrived at Danby Beacon ... where the sun was shining, and I then bheld, from that elevation, one of the most sublime sights I ever witnessed: the hills from Glazedale to Kildale were crowned with the blackest nimbi I ever saw; forming an ampitheatre from twelve to sixteen miles in extent, from which issued forked lightning and roaring thunder; and between Rosedale and Westerdale were two waterspouts discharging from the base of the clouds, one of inky blackness, and like an inverted steeple, the other not so dark, but spiral towards its apex. This grand scene reminder me of one of Martin's painting.'"--Antiquarian bookseller's description.