[SEMCO] 3 Dec: Boston Seminar on Environmental History

[Massachusetts Historical Society]

Climate in Words and Numbers: How Early Americans Recorded Weather in Almanacs  Boston Seminar on Environmental History Climate in Words and Numbers: How Early Americans Recorded Weather in Almanacs Joyce Chaplin, Harvard University Tuesday 3 December 5:15 PM Massachusetts Historical Society 1154 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02215 With support from the Guggenheim Foundation, Joyce Chaplin is compiling a database of manuscript notes about weather in early American almanacs, 1647-1820. Her talk focuses on how people recorded weather in numbers (including degrees Fahrenheit) and in words, ranging from “dull” to “elegant!” These notations are significant as records of a period of climate change, the Little Ice Age, also as records of how people made sense of and coped with that climatic disruption. The Boston Seminar on Environmental History invites you to come join the conversation on Tuesday 3 December at 5:15 PM. Discussion is followed by a reception of light refreshments from 6:45-7:30 PM. Our sessions are free and open to everyone. Register below to reserve your seat. Please note there is no pre-circulated paper for this session. Want to receive advanced copies of seminar papers? Become a subscriber! Questions? Email seminars at masshist.org. Register We look forward to seeing you at the MHS! ‌ ‌ ‌ Massachusetts Historical Society | 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215 Unsubscribe semco at whoi.edu Update Profile | About Constant Contact Sent by kmorris at masshist.org in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today!
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