aerographyn.
/ɛːˈrɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ɛˈrɑɡrəfi/ Now chiefly historical.
The study of the air or atmosphere; the observation and recording of atmospheric phenomena; descriptive meteorology. Cf. aerology n.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > [noun] > science or description of atmosphere
aerography1735
aerology1735
aeronomy1946
1735 B. Martin Philos. Gram. Introd. i. 12 Aerology, I divide as follows, viz. into, 1. Aerography, which treats of the Atmosphere, or Body of Air. 2. Anemography, which treats of the Winds [etc.]
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Aerography, a description of the air, or atmosphere, its limits, dimensions, properties, etc.
1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Aerography, a description of the air or atmosphere; but aerology is chiefly used.
1898 Westm. Gaz. 26 July 3/3 Map out these currents—by tentative ascents; it will cost money, it will take time, and it may cost life, but until it is done no progress will be made in the science of aerography and balloon navigation.
1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms 9 Aërography, the study of the structure of the atmosphere and charting the physical conditions at all levels. The work is done principally by kites, and balloons.
1920 Nature 17 June 479/2 The substitution of the new name aerography for the older meteorology has not changed the leopard's spots.
1947 Mil. Affairs 11 230/2 The training and detail of personnel, photography, training of pigeons, aerography, and navigation instruments were transferred to the Bureau of Navigation.
2006 Lewiston (Idaho) Morning Tribune (Nexis) 30 July 1 a In May 1941, the U.S. Navy promised to send him to school for aerography, the study of atmospheric conditions, i.e. the weather. But once he enlisted, he was sent to sea.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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