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9780486417387

Clouds in a Glass of Beer Simple Experiments in Atmospheric Physics

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  • ISBN13:

    9780486417387

  • ISBN10:

    0486417387

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-07-10
  • Publisher: Dover Publications

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Summary

Memorable and thoroughly understandable science lessons, liberally sprinkled with humor, will fascinate beginning physics students as well as other readers in such chapters as "On a Clear Day YouCan'tSee Forever," "Physics on a Manure Heap," "A Murder in Ceylon," and "Multiple Scattering at the Breakfast Table."

Table of Contents

Clouds in a Glass of Beer
1(7)
Genies in Jars, Clouds in Bottles, and a Bucket with a Hole in it
8(7)
Happy Ducks, Like Happy People, Perform Best with Cool Heads
15(5)
Sugar and Spice: The Dirty Wet-Bulb Temperature
20(9)
Mixing Clouds
29(9)
Conceptions and Misconceptions of Pressure
38(6)
Dew Drops on a Bathroom Mirror
44(9)
A Murder in Ceylon
53(8)
The Freezing of Lakes
61(6)
The Greenhouse Effect
67(19)
Black Clouds
86(5)
Once in a Blue Moon
91(7)
The Green Flash
98(6)
Multiple Scattering at the Breakfast Table
104(9)
Multiple Scattering at the Beach
113(7)
On a Clear Day you can't See Forever
120(8)
A Serendipitous Iridescent Cloud
128(8)
Physics on a Manure Heap: More about Black Clouds
136(8)
Polarization of Skylight
144(11)
Colors of the Sea
155(16)
Indoor Rainbows
171(9)
Why Rainbows are not Impossible in Winter
180(7)
Selected Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading 187(4)
Index 191

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