About this book
Weather Explained: Fog, clouds, rain, haze, thunder, cyclones, dew point and how to count dust motes are just a few of the 35 topics covered in short, easy to read and understand chapters in this book published in 1905. (Summary by Phil Chenevert)
Chapters (35)
1Introduction
2The Formation of Dew
3True and False Dew
4Hoar-Frost
5Fog
6The Numbering of the Dust
7Dust and Atmospheric Phenomena
8A Fog-Counter
9Formation of Clouds
10Decay of Clouds
11It Always Rains
12Haze
13Hazing Effects of Atmospheric Dust
14Thunder Clears the Air
15Disease Germs in the Air
16A Change of Air
17The Old Moon in the New Moon’s Arms
18An Autumn Afterglow
19A Winter Foreglow
20The Rainbow
21The Aurora Borealis
22The Blue Sky
23A Sanitary Detective
24Fog and Smoke
25Electrical Deposition of Smoke
26Radiation from Snow
27Mountain Giants
28The Wind
29Cyclones and Anti-Cyclones
30Rain Phenomena
31The Meteorology of Ben Nevis
32The Weather and Influenza
33Climate
34The “Challenger” Weather Reports
35Weather-Forecasting
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