SHOVE, George A.

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Life Under Glass, Containing Suggestions Toward the Formation of Artificial Climates. First edition of this early exploration of engineered climate systems. Building on the Victorian fashion for greenhouses and ornamental horticulture, Shove outlines how enclosed environments can be controlled to ensure year-round access to beneficial plants and to support experimental cultivation.The book is expanded from Shove's article of the same name published in The Atlantic in March 1873.

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