Ocean of Air
Why the Wind Blows and Other Mysteries of the Atmosphere
We dont just live in the air; we live because of it. Its the most miraculous substance on earth, responsible for our food, our weather, our water, and our ability to hear. In this exuberant book, gifted science writer Gabrielle Walker peels back the layers of our atmosphere with the stories of the people who uncovered its secrets: A flamboyant Renaissance Italian discovers how heavy our air really is: The air filling Carnegie Hall, for example, weighs seventy thousand pounds. A one-eyed barnstorming pilot finds a set of winds that constantly blow five miles above our heads. An impoverished American farmer figures out why hurricanes move in a…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-547-53695-8
- EAN: 9780547536958
- Produktnummer: 35586205
- Verlag: HMH Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 288 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'882 KB
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