The book details how humanity gradually understood the complex layers above our heads:
: Renaissance scientist Evangelista Torricelli, a disciple of Galileo, was the first to realize we live "submerged at the bottom of an ocean of air". To illustrate its mass, the air filling a space like Carnegie Hall weighs approximately 70,000 pounds . An Ocean of Air: Why the Wind Blows and Other M...
: A one-eyed barnstorming pilot discovered invisible "rivers of air" five miles above the Earth that blow with hurricane force. The book details how humanity gradually understood the
Walker highlights the "wacky characters" behind these breakthroughs: Go to product viewer dialog for this item. Key Scientific Revelations
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In her book , Gabrielle Walker reveals that we don’t just live in the air; we live because of it. This popular science work explores the history of atmospheric discovery through the stories of eccentric mavericks who unmasked the "invisible" substance surrounding us. Key Scientific Revelations