Author(s): Michael Allaby
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 176
Publisher: Facts on File Inc
Language: English
Date Published: 2003-12-31
Dimensions: 191.01 x 242.82 x 18.29mm
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
Edition: Second Edition
Illustrations:
This updated and revised volume in the Dangerous Weather series explores many aspects of weather as well as the science of weather. Organized and written in an easy-to-follow style, author Michael Allaby answers the most important questions students and non-specialists have about weather and he provides a general overview of the current information that shapes the way weather is understood and studied. Features include discussion of how the climates of the world have changed over the centuries; a 5,000-year chronology of dangerous weather, from c. 3,200 BCE to the present; a chronology of discoveries listing important developments in the understanding of weather, biographies of noted weather scientists, and advances in forecasting from c. 340 BCE to the present; easy-to-perform experiments (which require no special equipment) that explore various aspects of weather and weather science; weather classification and measurement scales, including the Beaufort Scale of Wind Strength, Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Scale, and the Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale; and a glossary of terms and concepts used throughout the book and series.
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 176
Publisher: Facts on File Inc
Language: English
Date Published: 2003-12-31
Dimensions: 191.01 x 242.82 x 18.29mm
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
Edition: Second Edition
Illustrations:
This updated and revised volume in the Dangerous Weather series explores many aspects of weather as well as the science of weather. Organized and written in an easy-to-follow style, author Michael Allaby answers the most important questions students and non-specialists have about weather and he provides a general overview of the current information that shapes the way weather is understood and studied. Features include discussion of how the climates of the world have changed over the centuries; a 5,000-year chronology of dangerous weather, from c. 3,200 BCE to the present; a chronology of discoveries listing important developments in the understanding of weather, biographies of noted weather scientists, and advances in forecasting from c. 340 BCE to the present; easy-to-perform experiments (which require no special equipment) that explore various aspects of weather and weather science; weather classification and measurement scales, including the Beaufort Scale of Wind Strength, Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Scale, and the Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale; and a glossary of terms and concepts used throughout the book and series.
Book Info | |
Author | Michael Allaby |
Date Published | 2003-12-31 |
Dimensions | 191.01 x 242.82 x 18.29mm |
Edition | Second Edition |
First Author | Michael Allaby |
Format | Hardback |
ISBN | 9780816047925 |
Language | English |
No. of Pages | 176 |
Publication City/Country | New York, United States |
Publisher | Facts on File Inc |
A Chronology of Weather
- Michael Allaby
- Hardback
- Publisher: Facts on File Inc
- ISBN: 9780816047925
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