The Earth's Atmosphere: Ideas Old and New.

Abstract

This is the written version of the Milne Lecture for 1984, delivered at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, on 1 November 1984. It offers a superficial survey of the modern view of the Earth's atmosphere, followed by samplings of past ideas between BC 350 and AD 1925.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA159558

Entities

People

  • Desmond King-Hele

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronomy
  • Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Boundaries
  • Boyle'S Law
  • Earth Sciences
  • Equations
  • Gas Laws
  • Latitude
  • Low Temperature
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Molecular Weight
  • Particles
  • Sea Level
  • Solar Wind
  • Standards

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.