Atmosphere

Klappentext A 1913 account of the history of discovering the different chemical properties and physical displays that make up the atmosphere. Zusammenfassung Part of the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature series! 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. 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.

Product details

• Authors: A. J. Berry, A.J. Berry, Berry A. J.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.03.2011
• EAN: 9781107401679
• ISBN: 978-1-107-40167-9
• No. of pages: 156
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Miscellaneous; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, Meteorology & climatology, Meteorology and climatology