Editing Luke Howard (section)

===Background===
Luke Howard has been called "the father of meteorology" for his comprehensive recordings of weather in the London area from 1801 to 1841 and his writings, which transformed the science of meteorology.{{sfn|Thornes|1999|p=189}} Howard had an earlier interest in botany, presenting a paper "Account of a Microscopical Investigation of several Species of Pollen, ..." that was published in the [[Linnaean Society]]'s ''Transactions'' for 1802,<ref>Luke Howard. Read 4 March 1800. "[[s:Transactions of the Linnean Society of London/Volume 6/Account of a microscopical investigation of several species of pollen, with remarks and questions on the structure and use of that part of vegetables|Account of a microscopical investigation of several species of pollen, with remarks and questions on the structure and use of that part of vegetables]]" ''Transactions of the Linnean Society of London''. Volume 6</ref> but wrote to [[Goethe]] that his passion was for meteorology.<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Howard, Luke (1772-1864)|first=Thomas |last=Hodgkin|authorlink=Thomas Hodgkin|volume=28}}</ref>