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ISBN 81 7371 142 9 |
Title |
Watching the
Weather |
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Author |
Gribbin,
John & Mary |
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Publisher |
Orient
Longman |
| Price |
Rs 120.00 |
Pages |
168pp. |
At once
learned and entertaining, the Gribbins here provide a whistle-stop tour of the weather in
a book full of surprising and informative detail. Whether doesn't stop at the top of our
own atmosphere--the authors provide glimpses of weather on Mars and the effects of comets
on our terrestrial weather, as well as coming down to Earth with anecdotes about the
effect weather has on people, baffling stories of strange objects falling from the clouds,
and the facts behind many popular pieces of weather lore.
Contents Introduction; Astronomical connections; The changing
climate;
Weather people; Where the wind blows; From one extreme to another; Myths and legends;
Living in a greenhouse; Human impacts; A meteorological miscellany;Index.
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