The Air and its Ways
The Rede Lecture (1921) in the University of Cambridge, with Other Contributions to Meteorology for Schools and Colleges

Originally published in 1923, this book presents essays and lectures by the British meteorologist Napier Shaw on 'the physical explanation of the atmospheric circulation'.

Napier Shaw (Author)

9781107511491, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 21 May 2015

286 pages
25.4 x 17.8 x 1.5 cm, 0.5 kg

Originally published in 1923, this book was written by the pioneering British meteorologist Napier Shaw (1854–1945). It presents a selection of Shaw's essays and lectures dealing with 'the physical explanation of the atmospheric circulation', including his Rede Lecture for 1921, delivered at Cambridge University. Additionally, there are some papers on the 'application of meteorology to agriculture'. Numerous illustrative figures, including detailed charts and maps, are incorporated throughout the text. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in meteorology and the history of science.

1. Meteorology for schools and colleges
2. Pressure in absolute units
3. The meteorology of the globe in 1911
4. The weather of the world
5. The first chapter in the story of the winds
6. The drought of 1921
7. The cyclonic depressions of middle latitudes
8. The structure of the atmosphere up to twenty kilometres
9. The air and its ways
10. The organisation of the meteorological office in London with special reference to agricultural meteorology
11. Climatological stations and local authorities
12. The law of sequence in the yield of wheat for eastern England
13. Meteorology and agriculture
14. The weather
15. The artificial control of weather
Appendix. Acceleration of the air by falling
Index.

Subject Areas: History of science [PDX]