Air and Its Ways - The Rede Lecture 1921 in University of Cambridge, With Other

Klappentext Originally published in 1923, this book presents essays and lectures by the British meteorologist Napier Shaw on 'the physical explanation of the atmospheric circulation'. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1923, this book presents essays and lectures by the pioneering British meteorologist Napier Shaw (1854–1945) 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'. 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.

Product details

• Authors: Napier Shaw, Shaw Napier
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.05.2015
• EAN: 9781107511491
• ISBN: 978-1-107-51149-1
• No. of pages: 286
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, History of Science, Meteorology & climatology, Meteorology and climatology, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period)