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μετεωρολογία

see also:

meteorology

Aristotle METE

μετεωρολογία

Lucretius DRN

[not attested in VI]

Seneca NQ

[not attested]

References for Greek and Latin

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Modern Description

written by Susanne M Hoffmann

Today, the term "meteorology" refers to the science of weather and weather forcasts.

However, as the ancient term "meteora" refers to "everything in the sky" and not only weather, the according science was considered with a much broader range.

Further Remarks

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