The Meteorology of Posidonius (Paperback, 1)

1. The definition of "meteorology" used in this book; 2. The biography and later reputation of Posidonius; 3. Sources for the study of Posidonius’ meteorology; 4. The history of Greek meteorology before Posidonius; 5. Earlier authors on meteorology used by Posidonius; 6. The region in which meteorological phenomena occur; 7. Climatic zones; 8. Thunder and lightning; 9. Lights in the sky: comets, the Milky Way and other phenomena; 10. Exhalations; 11. Winds; 12. Earthquakes and volcanoes; 13. The sea and its tides; 14. Rain, snow, hail and cloud; 15. Rivers: the Nile floods; 16. Rainbows, haloes and mock-suns; 17. Weather prediction and divination; 18. Meteorology and Providence; 19. Epicurean meteorology compared with that of the Stoics; 20. The place of meteorology among the different branches of knowledge; 21. Sources and methods in Posidonius’ meteorology; 22. Assessment of the meteorology of Posidonius and his successors.