And soon I heard a roaring wind: a natural history of moving air [First edition] 9780316410588, 0316410586, 9780316410595, 0316410594

A thrilling exploration of the science and history of wind from the bestselling author ofCold. Scientist and bestsellin

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English Pages 308 pages: illustrations Year 2016

Table of contents :
The voyage --
The forecast --
Theorists --
Initial conditions --
The numbers --
The model --
The computation --
Chaos --
The ensemble --
Afloat in the candle's light.

And soon I heard a roaring wind: a natural history of moving air [First edition]
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