What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks?: More Experiments in Atmospheric Physics - Brossura

Bohren, Craig F.

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ISBN 10: 0486453367 ISBN 13: 9780486453361

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2006

Riassunto

"Informative and engagingly idiosyncratic . . . brings the subject down to earth with offbeat, everyday examples and easy-to-follow experiments. . . . Both professionals and laymen can learn from this book." — The New York Times Book Review
"A brilliant collection of intriguing examples of the physics of everyday phenomena, with the examples presented as puzzles." — Discover
"A delightful book." — Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
This is the sequel to Craig Bohren's popular Clouds in a Glass of Beer (also available from Dover), the book that made the fascinating world of atmospheric physics accessible to readers without a scientific background. Like its predecessor, this volume abounds in lively writing, fun-filled and easy-to-perform experiments, and numerous photographs and illustrations that offer illuminating and memorable ways to learn about an intriguing branch of science.

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This sequel to Clouds in a Glass of Beer makes the world of atmospheric physics even more accessible to readers without a scientific background. Abounding in lively writing and fun-filled, easy-to-perform experiments, it offers memorable ways to learn about an intriguing branch of science. 1991 edition.

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• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0486453367
• ISBN 13: 9780486453361
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 190