The Air and its Ways

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-107-51149-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 286 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 543 g

Originally published in 1923, this book was written by the pioneering British meteorologist Napier Shaw (1854–1945). It presents a selection of Shaw's essays and lectures dealing with 'the physical explanation of the atmospheric circulation', including his Rede Lecture for 1921, delivered at Cambridge University. Additionally, there are some papers on the 'application of meteorology to agriculture'. Numerous illustrative figures, including detailed charts and maps, are incorporated throughout the text. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in meteorology and the history of science.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shaw, Napier

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Meteorology for schools and colleges; 2. Pressure in absolute units; 3. The meteorology of the globe in 1911; 4. The weather of the world; 5. The first chapter in the story of the winds; 6. The drought of 1921; 7. The cyclonic depressions of middle latitudes; 8. The structure of the atmosphere up to twenty kilometres; 9. The air and its ways; 10. The organisation of the meteorological office in London with special reference to agricultural meteorology; 11. Climatological stations and local authorities; 12. The law of sequence in the yield of wheat for eastern England; 13. Meteorology and agriculture; 14. The weather; 15. The artificial control of weather; Appendix. Acceleration of the air by falling; Index.