Meteorology; or Weather Explained
J. G. M'Pherson
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Weather Explained: Fog, clouds, rain, haze, thunder, cyclones, dew point and how to count dust motes are just a few of the 35 topics covered in short, easy to read and understand chapters in this book published in 1905. (Summary by Phil Chenevert) (3 hr 36 min)
Chapters
| Introduction | 8:04 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| The Formation of Dew | 6:32 | Read by MaryAnn |
| True and False Dew | 5:00 | Read by MaryAnn |
| Hoar-Frost | 6:06 | Read by MaryAnn |
| Fog | 4:46 | Read by Jason Mills |
| The Numbering of the Dust | 4:59 | Read by Jason Mills |
| Dust and Atmospheric Phenomena | 4:25 | Read by April Gonzales |
| A Fog-Counter | 5:19 | Read by Patti Cunningham |
| Formation of Clouds | 5:49 | Read by Amy Gramour |
| Decay of Clouds | 4:57 | Read by Amy Gramour |
| It Always Rains | 6:25 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
| Haze | 6:37 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Hazing Effects of Atmospheric Dust | 5:28 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Thunder Clears the Air | 6:17 | Read by Amy Gramour |
| Disease Germs in the Air | 4:45 | Read by Patrick Wells |
| A Change of Air | 5:19 | Read by Patrick Wells |
| The Old Moon in the New Moon’s Arms | 6:55 | Read by Availle |
| An Autumn Afterglow | 6:54 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| A Winter Foreglow | 4:50 | Read by April Gonzales |
| The Rainbow | 5:51 | Read by Availle |
| The Aurora Borealis | 7:09 | Read by Availle |
| The Blue Sky | 6:08 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| A Sanitary Detective | 4:33 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Fog and Smoke | 4:44 | Read by Patrick Wells |
| Electrical Deposition of Smoke | 5:05 | Read by Patrick Wells |
| Radiation from Snow | 5:16 | Read by Patrick Wells |
| Mountain Giants | 5:47 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| The Wind | 6:58 | Read by Guero |
| Cyclones and Anti-Cyclones | 6:59 | Read by Guero |
| Rain Phenomena | 7:05 | Read by Patti Cunningham |
| The Meteorology of Ben Nevis | 9:16 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| The Weather and Influenza | 5:55 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Climate | 7:45 | Read by Availle |
| The “Challenger” Weather Reports | 5:10 | Read by Patti Cunningham |
| Weather-Forecasting | 13:09 | Read by April Gonzales |
Reviews
David Burgett
some parts are interesting but seems to drag.
Interesting book about the weather
Karen Bromberg
Very interesting book. This is an older booker about the weather. It was well written for its day.