Atmosphere : sea of air by Gallant, Roy A instant download

Atmosphere : sea of air by Gallant, Roy A instant download

Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-75) and index, Earth gets atmosphere: From planetesimals to planets -- Discovering the nature of air -- Becher invents phlogiston -- Priestley makes oxygen -- Boyle's \"spring of air\" -- Our ocean of air: Sky is the limit -- Atmosphere in motion -- Violent storms: Hurricanes -- Tornadoes -- Thunderstorms -- Sky as a source of wonder: Chasing rainbows -- Why is the sky blue? -- Merry dancers -- Our unclean sky: Planet-sized greenhouse -- Global warming and disease -- Three pollutants and what they do -- What happens to all the carbon? -- Where do we go from here? -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Websites -- Bibliography -- Index, Describes the atmosphere which makes life on earth possible, explores its effects on weather and climate, and examines what causes air pollution and what can be done it