Synopses & Reviews
Praise for Clouds in a Glass of Beer "
informative and engagingly idiosyncratic
brings the subject down to earth with offbeat, everyday examples and easy-to-follow experiments
Both professionals and laymen can learn from this book
" The New York Times Book Review "A delightful book.
" Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society "A brilliant collection of intriguing examples of the physics of everyday phenomena, with the examples presented as puzzles." Discover "We highly recommend Craig Bohrens book; you will certainly enjoy yourself while learning from the best. "The Daily Mercury, Guelph (Ontario) Here is the sequel to Craig Bohrens popular Clouds in a Glass of Beerthe book that opened up the fascinating world of atmospheric physics to nonscientists. Like its predecessorselected one of the "100 Best Products of the Year" by Curriculum Product Newsits lively writing, fun, easy-to-perform experiments, and many photographs and illustrations offer you a great way to learn about a fascinating branch of science. And while it is an entertaining diversion for science enthusiasts, this book is something more. As David Jonesauthor of the renowned, "Daedalus" column, regularly appearing in Nature magazinewrites in his foreword, "Above all you will learn something of the scientists approach to the world, that powerful combination of practical curiosity and developed skepticism."
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-185) and index.
Table of Contents
Window Watching.
Interference Patterns on Garage Door Windows.
Window Watching and Polarized Light.
Fame from Window Watching: Malus and Polarized Light.
Light Bulb Climatology.
Highway Mirages.
The Greenhouse Effect Revisited.
Boil and Bubble, Toil and Trouble.
An Essay on Dew.
Mad Dogs and Englishmen Go Out in the Midday Sun.
Temperature Inversions Have Cold Bottoms.
Water Vapor Mysticism.
Strange Footprints in Snow.
The Doppler Effect.
All That's Best of Dark and Bright.
Selected Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading.
Index.