Guide to Selected Topics Introduction The Encyclopedia Bibliography Index
A-Z entries uniquely explore air, wind, and atmosphere in all their natural and human aspects.
DAVID E. NEWTON has published extensively on chemistry and other science subjects. He is the award-winning author of numerous books, articles, and scholarly publications, including The Chemical Elements, Science in the 1920s, The Ozone Dilemma, Encyclopedia of Cryptology, Chemistry of Carbon Compounds, Problems in Chemistry, Global Warming, Encyclopedia of the Chemical Elements, and Social Issues in Science and Technology.
?[s]erve the reader who is seeking a brief, general descriptive
introduction to some aspects of the science and technology of
air-related subjects, with some entertaining sidelights.?-Junior
High and Young Adult Books
?[A] good public and school library book....packed with interesting
facts.?-Reference Reviews
?A worthy complement to its two companions--Encyclopedia of Water
and Endcyclopedia of Fire--this work continues to blend factual and
whimsical information about its subject....high school, public, and
academic libraries will find it a useful
addition.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
?David E. Newton has assembled, apparently single-handedly, a rich
and, for the aerophile, invaluable trove of facts, sources and
resources regarding the air.?-Times Literary Supplement
?Encyclopedia of Air is an interesting hard cover text with a
multitude of entries covering all aspects of the way we think of,
use, explore and otherwise define air....Encyclopedia of Air is
recommended for the reference collection of primary, middle school,
and secondary school libraries. Science teachers may also like a
copy of the book for classrooms. Public libraries will also find
this text a nice addition to their collections.?-E-Streams
?Students seeking introductory information about a research topic
will find the readings at the end of each entry a good
stepping-stone....Useful and entertaining. Recommended. Secondary
and undergraduate readers.?-Choice
"�s�erve the reader who is seeking a brief, general descriptive
introduction to some aspects of the science and technology of
air-related subjects, with some entertaining sidelights."-Junior
High and Young Adult Books
"�A� good public and school library book....packed with interesting
facts."-Reference Reviews
"[s]erve the reader who is seeking a brief, general descriptive
introduction to some aspects of the science and technology of
air-related subjects, with some entertaining sidelights."-Junior
High and Young Adult Books
"[A] good public and school library book....packed with interesting
facts."-Reference Reviews
"A worthy complement to its two companions--Encyclopedia of Water
and Endcyclopedia of Fire--this work continues to blend factual and
whimsical information about its subject....high school, public, and
academic libraries will find it a useful
addition."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
"David E. Newton has assembled, apparently single-handedly, a rich
and, for the aerophile, invaluable trove of facts, sources and
resources regarding the air."-Times Literary Supplement
"Students seeking introductory information about a research topic
will find the readings at the end of each entry a good
stepping-stone....Useful and entertaining. Recommended. Secondary
and undergraduate readers."-Choice
"Encyclopedia of Air is an interesting hard cover text with a
multitude of entries covering all aspects of the way we think of,
use, explore and otherwise define air....Encyclopedia of Air is
recommended for the reference collection of primary, middle school,
and secondary school libraries. Science teachers may also like a
copy of the book for classrooms. Public libraries will also find
this text a nice addition to their collections."-E-Streams
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