The Ocean of Air. Meteorology for Beginners

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.

By : Agnes Giberne (1845 - 1939)

00 - Preface by Rev. C. Pritchard and Author's Preface 01 - The Air in which We Live 02 - What the World Would Be without Air 03 - The Weight and State of Air 04 - Air as a Mixture 05 - Air as a Part of Earth 06 - The Resistance of Air 07 - The Uses of Oxygen 08 - What is Meant by Burning 09 - Three Forms of Carbon 10 - The Perils of Carbonic Acid 11 - What is Meant by Breathing 12 - How Plants Work 13 - Water in the Atmosphere 14 - About Evaporation 15 - About Condensation 16 - Dew, Mist, and Fog 17 - The Mountains of Cloudland 18 - Rain, Snow, and Hail 19 - The Nature of Wind 20 - The Circulation of Air 21 - More about the Wild Winds 22 - The Great Water Circulation 23 - Climate 24 - Weather 25 - Eddies of Air 26 - Whirlwinds and Tornadoes 27 - Thunder and Lightning 28 - Electricity and Magnetism 29 - Heat 30 - Sound and Light 31 - Atoms and Molecules 32 - A Busy Whirl 33 - Dust of the Air 34 - Living Dust of the Air 35 - Insects of the Air 36 - Birds of the Air