MOHN, H.
Om Vind og Vejr. Meteorologiens hovedresultater. Med 34 Træsnit og 23 Karter.
Christiania, 1872.
8vo. Half calf with marbled boards. Some wear to extremeties. Notes and stamp to title page, otherwise clean and neat inside. VIII, 303, (1) pp.
First edition of Henrik Mohn’s major work in the field of meteorology, "On Wind and Weather", which presents and explains the main findings of meteorology with a clarity and accessibility unprecedented for its time. It was published in a somewhat improved and enlarged form in German under the title: "Grundzüge der Meteorologie" in 1875. It gained widespread recognition, being published in five editions in German and was translated into Russian, Italian, Spanish, French, Polish, and Finnish. In 1903, it was published in Norwegian under the title "Metereologi", in an expanded edition. "Henrik Mohn (1835–1916) was the founder of Norwegian meteorological research, and served as the director general of the Norwegian Meteorological Institute from its inception in 1866 to 1913. [...] Mohn was a great proponent of international collaboration, and played an important role in the International Meteorological Organization (superseded by the World Meteorological Organization). He served on a number of organization's commissions, and was a member of its board from 1873 to 1910. Mohn was awarded honorary doctorates at a number of universities, and honorary member of 18 scientific societies." (en.uit.no/mohnprize/abouthenrikmohn)
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