The Atmosphere

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-107-40167-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 156 Seiten, Format (B × H): 127 mm x 203 mm, Gewicht: 176 g

Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature were designed to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general reader and combined a comprehensive approach to knowledge with an emphasis on accessibility. A. J. Berry's volume The Atmosphere, first published in 1913, gives an account of the history of discovering the different chemical properties and physical displays that make up the atmosphere.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Berry, A. J.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Umweltphysik
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Early history
2. Chemistry during the phlogistic period
3. The decline and fall of the phlogistic theory
4. The principal constituents of the atmosphere
5. Modern views on combustion
6. Constancy of the combustion of the atmosphere
7. The escape of gases from planetary atmospheres according to the kinetic theory
8. Liquid air
9. The inert gases in the atmosphere
10. The radioactivity of the atmosphere
11. The probable composition of the atmosphere in early geological time
Bibliography
Index.