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Climate, Weather and Health
History meets Science
Meteorology Beyond Borders
μετεωρολογία
see also:
meteorology
Aristotle METE
μετεωρολογία
Lucretius DRN
[not attested in VI]
Seneca NQ
[not attested]
References for Greek and Latin
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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