lpetrich
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Science from your Airplane Window, by Elizabeth A. Wood (1968, 1975)
This book could be interesting to take on an airplane trip, for explaining what one is likely to see and otherwise perceive. It was written fifty years ago but it still holds up well. Its table of contents:
Inflight Science: A Guide to the World from Your Airplane Window, by Brian Clegg (1994, 2011) is a similar sort of book, and unlike EW's book, it is available in e-book form.
This book could be interesting to take on an airplane trip, for explaining what one is likely to see and otherwise perceive. It was written fifty years ago but it still holds up well. Its table of contents:
- Taking Off
- Standing Water
- Coastlines
- Running Water
- Light
- Clouds
- Wind, Rain and Snow
- Quantitative Measurements
- Frames of Reference
- Rock Structures
- Vegetation
- Man-made Structures
- Flying at Night
- Landing
Inflight Science: A Guide to the World from Your Airplane Window, by Brian Clegg (1994, 2011) is a similar sort of book, and unlike EW's book, it is available in e-book form.