02440cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000390012624501180016526400510028330000470033433600260038133700260040733800360043350000310046950800740050052013480057453400450192265300130196765300110198065300150199165300240200685600430203099900170207336252UtSlPG20260610133828.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a03022931  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQC1 aRotch, Abbott Lawrence,d1861-191210aSounding the Ocean of Air :bBeing Six Lectures Delivered Before the Lowell Institute of Boston, in December 1898 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2011-05-29  aChris Curnow, Tom Cosmas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"Sounding the Ocean of Air" by Abbott Lawrence Rotch is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book consists of six lectures delivered at the Lowell Institute in Boston, exploring various aspects of meteorology, particularly the structure and dynamics of the atmosphere and methods for investigating its properties through instruments like balloons and kites. Rotch aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of atmospheric phenomena, drawing attention to both historical perspectives and modern findings.  The opening of the text discusses human curiosity about meteorological phenomena from ancient times to the present, detailing historical contributions from philosophers like Aristotle and modern advancements in the field. Rotch explains the atmosphere's composition, structure, and the significance of various meteorological instruments developed over centuries. The beginning sets a solid groundwork for understanding the complexities of the atmosphere and introduces the methods of exploration that will be elaborated in the subsequent chapters. This initial portion focuses on the evolution of meteorological knowledge and lays the foundation for exploring the practical applications of this science in understanding weather patterns and atmospheric behaviors. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aBalloons  aClouds  aAtmosphere  aKites (Meteorology)40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36252  c77092d77092