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Louise M Pryke, Louise M Pryke, Louise M. Pryke, Pryke Louise M.

Wind - Nature and Culture

English · Paperback / Softback

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Description

"By turns creative and destructive, wind spreads seeds, fills sails, and disperses the energy of the sun. Worshipped since antiquity, wind has molded planets, determined battles, and shaped the evolution of life on earth yet this invisible element remains intangible and unpredictable."--

About the author

Louise M. Pryke is an Honorary Associate and Lecturer at the University of Sydney. She is the author of Scorpion (Reaktion, 2016), Ishtar (2017) and Gilgamesh (2019).

Summary

A superbly illustrated scientific and cultural account of wind.

Product details

Authors	Louise M Pryke, Louise M Pryke, Louise M. Pryke, Pryke Louise M.
Publisher	Reaktion Books

Languages	English
Product format	Paperback / Softback
Released	01.06.2023

EAN	9781789147209
ISBN	978-1-78914-720-9
No. of pages	232
Series	Earth
Subjects	Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > General, dictionaries Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works Wind, popular science, SCIENCE / General, NATURE / Weather, Weather, Weather and climate: general interest

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