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 / Eric Chassefière.
Pubblicazione:
London : ISTE, 2021.
Descrizione fisica:
XIV, 343 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Serie:
Environmental sciences series
Contiene:
Indice: Introduction. 1. Words used to describe the atmosphere and subtle matter 2. Refractive matter 3. Solar matter 4. Magnetic matter 5. Electrical matter 6. Subtle air 7. Results and theories on the height of the atmosphere in the 18th century 8. Atmospheres of earthly bodies. Conclusion. References. Index
