Climate in Motion
Science, Empire, and the Problem of Scale
- Contents
- Review Quotes
- Awards

Part 1 Unity in Diversity
1 The Habsburgs and the Collection of Nature
2 The Austrian Idea
3 The Imperial-Royal Scientist
4 The Dual Task
Part 2 The Scales of Empire
5 The Face of the Empire
6 The Invention of Climatography
7 The Power of Local Differences
8 Planetary Disturbances
Part 3 The Work of Scaling
9 The Forest-Climate Question
10 The Floral Archive
11 Landscapes of Desire
Conclusion: After Empire
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
Atmospheric Sciences Librarians International: ASLI Choice Award
Honorable Mention
History of Science Society: Pfizer Award
Won
European Society for Environmental History (ESEH) and the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society (RCC): Turku Book Prize
Finalist
Earth Sciences: History of Earth Sciences | Meteorology
History: Environmental History | European History
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