An edition of A light history of hot air
(2007)
A light history of hot air
by Peter Charles Doherty
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From a life lived on three continents, Doherty has collected a vast repertoire of information on illumination, hot air and burning, and presented it in a narrative written with great style, intimate with stories, concerned with the world around him, and the simple beauty of science.
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History, Miscellanea, Science, Popular works, Climatic changesShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Floating in air
Alphabet soup
Life, gas and hydrocarbons
Soaring with eagles
Burnt by the sun
Iron horses and balladeers
Hearth and home
The iceman cometh
Night lights
Imagining the Red Baron
Beacons
Tall ships, black gangs, 'bully' wars
Firefighters
The hot air diet
Becks and Bleak house
Political hot air
Flying the Concorde
Heating the planet
Abbreviations, terminology and coversions.
Edition Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 274-284.
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