La Météore
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La Météore is a scientific treatise by René Descartes that examines the nature and causes of meteorological phenomena such as clouds, rain, and halos.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
scientific treatise
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work on meteorology ⓘ |
| aim | to explain the nature and causes of meteorological phenomena ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Scientific Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | René Descartes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | French ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| field |
meteorology
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natural philosophy ⓘ |
| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
history of atmospheric optics
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later developments in meteorology ⓘ |
| hasPart | treatise on meteors ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Aristotelian meteorology (as a background to be critiqued) ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| method | application of geometrical and mechanical principles to atmospheric phenomena ⓘ |
| notableFor |
application of Descartes’ physics to weather phenomena
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early mechanical explanation of rainbows ⓘ systematic treatment of atmospheric optics ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| originalScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| partOf | Discours de la méthode and its essays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach | mechanistic explanation of natural phenomena ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext | Cartesian natural philosophy ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | one of Descartes’ early published scientific essays ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1637 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Dioptrique
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Discours de la méthode NERFINISHED ⓘ Géométrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
clouds
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halos ⓘ meteorological phenomena ⓘ optical phenomena in the atmosphere ⓘ parhelia ⓘ rain ⓘ rainbows ⓘ |
| title | La Météore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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