Practical Meteorology, Vol. 1 of 10 (Classic Reprint): Being a Guide to the Phenomena of the Atmosphere, and the Practical for Registering and Recording Atmospheric Changes - Softcover

J. B. Scoffern

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1332239846 ISBN 13: 9781332239849

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

This encyclopedic book assembles the principles of meteorology into an accessible overview for students and practitioners alike. Thoroughly updated since its last publication, the author delves into the complexities of the atmosphere to illuminate the relationship between its theoretical composition and its practical applications. Key concepts in atmospheric chemistry, thermal expansion, and even astrophysics coalesce to generate a profound understanding of meteorological principles. Readers will enjoy a thorough exploration of wind currents, precipitation, and other meteorological phenomena that govern our weather patterns and climate.

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Excerpt from Practical Meteorology, Vol. 1 of 10: Being a Guide to the Phenomena of the Atmosphere, and the Practical for Registering and Recording Atmospheric Changes Meteorology, in its most common and restricted sense, may be considered synonymous with knowledge of the weather. It therefore involves a full acquaintance with the nature and composition of the atmosphere; with the laws of gaseous and vapourous elasticity; with the conditions determining the production of fogs, dew, snow, and hail; also with the laws of atmospheric, optical, and electrical phenomena. It is the province of meteorology also to study the phenomena of aerolites, and the relations which subsist between atmospheric conditions and the development of organic species. The above is a general outline of the scope and limits of meteorology. Its successful study will be seen to involve a pre-acquaintance with many sciences, more especially those of chemistry and electricity. There does not, indeed, exist any science having limits so undefined as meteorology. From a consideration of the theory of shooting stars to a contemplation of the mutual alliance subsisting between certain forms of disease and atmospheric conditions, or the relation between certain animal and vegetable tribes and given atmospheric conditions, the divergency is wide. Nevertheless, all these branches of study are intimately allied with meteorology; and perhaps the most delightful part of botanical science is that which seeks to establish connections between the localization of certain vegetable families in districts characterized by some peculiarity of meteorologic condition. Horticulturists have been too ready to overlook the influence of remote atmospheric conditions on certain vegetable families. Too frequently it has been considered that a vegetable surrounded by an atmosphere of temperature similar to that of its native region, and planted in a soil of similar chemical composition, must necessarily thrive. There are, neve

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1332239846
• ISBN 13: 9781332239849
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 146