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The Ocean of Air - Meteorology for Beginners

by Agnes GIBERNE (1845 - 1939)

What the World Would Be without Air

This is an immensely readable book explaining anything to do with air - the atmosphere, wind and clouds, and life. This 1896 explanation has since been overtaken by more specific scientific discoveries, but the general concepts certainly still hold true until today. Any beginner interested in meteorology will find this book a great place to start. - Summary by Carolin

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Listen next episodes of The Ocean of Air - Meteorology for Beginners:
A Busy Whirl , About Condensation , About Evaporation , Air as a Mixture , Air as a Part of Earth , Atoms and Molecules , Birds of the Air , Climate , Dew, Mist, and Fog , Dust of the Air , Eddies of Air , Electricity and Magnetism , Heat , How Plants Work , Insects of the Air , Living Dust of the Air , More about the Wild Winds , Rain, Snow, and Hail , Sound and Light , The Circulation of Air , The Great Water Circulation , The Mountains of Cloudland , The Nature of Wind , The Perils of Carbonic Acid , The Resistance of Air , The Uses of Oxygen , The Weight and State of Air , Three Forms of Carbon , Thunder and Lightning , Water in the Atmosphere , Weather , What is Meant by Breathing , What is Meant by Burning , Whirlwinds and Tornadoes