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)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Introduction
08:04 - Chapter 2
The Formation of Dew
06:32 - Chapter 3
True and False Dew
05:00 - Chapter 4
Hoar-Frost
06:06 - Chapter 5
Fog
04:46 - Chapter 6
The Numbering of the Dust
04:59 - Chapter 7
Dust and Atmospheric Phenomena
04:25 - Chapter 8
A Fog-Counter
05:19 - Chapter 9
Formation of Clouds
05:49 - Chapter 10
Decay of Clouds
04:57 - Chapter 11
It Always Rains
06:25 - Chapter 12
Haze
06:37 - Chapter 13
Hazing Effects of Atmospheric Dust
05:28 - Chapter 14
Thunder Clears the Air
06:17 - Chapter 15
Disease Germs in the Air
04:45 - Chapter 16
A Change of Air
05:19 - Chapter 17
The Old Moon in the New Moon’s Arms
06:55 - Chapter 18
An Autumn Afterglow
06:54 - Chapter 19
A Winter Foreglow
04:50 - Chapter 20
The Rainbow
05:51 - Chapter 21
The Aurora Borealis
07:09 - Chapter 22
The Blue Sky
06:08 - Chapter 23
A Sanitary Detective
04:33 - Chapter 24
Fog and Smoke
04:44 - Chapter 25
Electrical Deposition of Smoke
05:05 - Chapter 26
Radiation from Snow
05:16 - Chapter 27
Mountain Giants
05:47 - Chapter 28
The Wind
06:58 - Chapter 29
Cyclones and Anti-Cyclones
06:59 - Chapter 30
Rain Phenomena
07:05 - Chapter 31
The Meteorology of Ben Nevis
09:16 - Chapter 32
The Weather and Influenza
05:55 - Chapter 33
Climate
07:45 - Chapter 34
The “Challenger” Weather Reports
05:10 - Chapter 35
Weather-Forecasting
13:09