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Physics of the Terrestrial Environment, Subtle Matter and Height of the Atmosphere

Conceptions of the Atmosphere and the Nature of Air in the Age of Enlightenment

af Eric (Ecole Polytechnique) Chassefiere

Bog, Hardback, Engelsk, 2021

The discovery, in the middle of the 17th century, of both the weight of air and the law governing its elasticity transformed the status of the atmosphere from that of a purely mathematical object to that of a complex and highly variable physical system. In the context of rapidly intensifying experimentation and observation, the nature of the atmosphere was therefore the subject of a host of hypotheses, which 18th century scholars tried to reconcile with a coherent physical approach. In particula... (Læs mere)

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  • SprogEngelsk
  • IndbindingHardback
  • ISBN9781786307170
  • Udgivet5/11/2021
  • Udgivet afISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Længde368 sider
  • ForfatterEric (Ecole Polytechnique) Chassefiere
  • GenreBusiness og læring, Videnskab