This is an immensely readable book explaining anything to do with air - the atmosphere, wind and clouds, and life. This 1896 explanation has since been overtaken by more specific scientific discoveries, but the general concepts certainly still hold true until today. Any beginner interested in meteorology will find this book a great place to start. - Summary by Carolin
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Preface by Rev. C. Pritchard and Author's Preface
10:35 - Chapter 2
The Air in which We Live
19:28 - Chapter 3
What the World Would Be without Air
14:42 - Chapter 4
The Weight and State of Air
15:18 - Chapter 5
Air as a Mixture
07:50 - Chapter 6
Air as a Part of Earth
12:14 - Chapter 7
The Resistance of Air
13:17 - Chapter 8
The Uses of Oxygen
14:57 - Chapter 9
What is Meant by Burning
16:04 - Chapter 10
Three Forms of Carbon
09:49 - Chapter 11
The Perils of Carbonic Acid
27:15 - Chapter 12
What is Meant by Breathing
24:47 - Chapter 13
How Plants Work
14:12 - Chapter 14
Water in the Atmosphere
14:22 - Chapter 15
About Evaporation
13:43 - Chapter 16
About Condensation
10:51 - Chapter 17
Dew, Mist, and Fog
15:36 - Chapter 18
The Mountains of Cloudland
18:18 - Chapter 19
Rain, Snow, and Hail
18:51 - Chapter 20
The Nature of Wind
15:53 - Chapter 21
The Circulation of Air
15:30 - Chapter 22
More about the Wild Winds
15:36 - Chapter 23
The Great Water Circulation
16:22 - Chapter 24
Climate
17:48 - Chapter 25
Weather
16:33 - Chapter 26
Eddies of Air
17:05 - Chapter 27
Whirlwinds and Tornadoes
16:39 - Chapter 28
Thunder and Lightning
06:53 - Chapter 29
Electricity and Magnetism
22:48 - Chapter 30
Heat
19:38 - Chapter 31
Sound and Light
22:35 - Chapter 32
Atoms and Molecules
11:49 - Chapter 33
A Busy Whirl
13:28 - Chapter 34
Dust of the Air
24:12 - Chapter 35
Living Dust of the Air
11:35 - Chapter 36
Insects of the Air
16:15 - Chapter 37
Birds of the Air
19:31