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Ocean Of Air, An: Why the Wind Blows and Other Mysteries of the Atmosphere

Autor Gabrielle Walker
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 aug 2008
We don’t just live in the air; we live because of it. It’s 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 circle by carving equations with his pitchfork on a barn door.

• A well-meaning inventor nearly destroys the ozone layer.

• A reclusive mathematical genius predicts, thirty years before he’s proved right, that the sky contains a layer of floating metal fed by the glowing tails of shooting stars.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780156034142
ISBN-10: 015603414X
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: 3 charts with text
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția HarperPerennial
Locul publicării:United States

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PRAISE FOR SNOWBALL EARTH

"A thrilling tale of brilliant researchers . . . not only crystal-clear but also wonderfully dramatic."—THE WASHINGTON POST



"[R]iveting in its vivid portrayal of the great icy catastrophes which may have gripped our planet nearly a billion years ago, and its depiction of the very human scientists involved . . . Both the geological and the human story are brilliantly told."—OLIVER SACKS —

Notă biografică

GABRIELLE WALKER has a PhD in chemistry from Cambridge University and has taught at both Cambridge and Princeton universities. She is a consultant to New Scientist, contributes frequently to BBC Radio, and writes for many newspapers and magazines. She is also the author of four books, including An Ocean of Air and Antarctica. She lives in London.