Atmosphere: A Scientific History of Air, Weather, and Climate

by Michael Allaby, Richard Garratt (Illustrator)

Presents a history of atmospheric studies, discussing such topics as the study of air, water, and gases throughout the ages, the classification of climates, the development of weather maps and forecasting, and the discovery and theory of the ice ages.

242 pages, Hardcover

First published February 28, 2009

About the author

John Michael Allaby was a British author and actor. He was the Aventis Junior prize-winner.