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Tables of Contents for Atmosphere
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
7
1
Earth Gets an Atmosphere
8
8
From Planetesimals to Planets
Discovering the Nature of Air
Becher Invents Phlogiston
Priestley Makes Oxygen
Boyle's ``Spring of Air''
Our Ocean of Air
16
12
The Sky Is the Limit
The Atmosphere in Motion
Violent Storms
28
13
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Thunderstorms
The Sky as a Source of Wonder
41
13
Chasing Rainbows
Why Is the Sky Blue?
The Merry Dancers
Our Unclean Sky
54
13
A Planet-sized Greenhouse
Global Warming and Disease
Three Pollutants and What They Do
What Happens to All the Carbon?
Where Do We Go from Here?
Glossary
67
4
Further Reading
71
1
Websites
72
1
Bibliography
73
3
Index
76