Title: What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks?: More Experiments in Atmospheric Physics (Dover Science Books)
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication Date: 2006
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0486453367
ISBN 13: 9780486453361
Binding: paperback
Condition: New
Weight: 10 ounces

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"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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Here is an outstanding text for non-scientists and all interested readers who would like to experience and understand firsthand some of the remarkable physical phenomena in the Earth's atmosphere. A sequel to the author's popular Clouds in a Glass of Beer, it contains simple experiments on such topics as the Doppler effect, polarized light, highway mirages, the greenhouse effect, nucleation, humidity, scattering and much more. Requiring no expensive equipment or specialized knowledge, the book is suitable for readers of many ages and is intended to encourage a healthy curiosity about the physical universe.

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