| Description |
1 online resource (378 pages) |
| Contents |
The Matter of Air Cover; Imprint page; Contents; one. Taking to the Air; Part One: Elaborations; two. A Very Beautiful Pneumatic Machinery; three. Inebriate of Air; four. Gasworks; five. Transported Shiver of Bodies: Weighing Ether; Part two: Atmospherics; six. Haze; seven. Atmospherics; eight. A Grave in the Air; Part three: Absolute Levity; nine. Air's Exaltation; ten. The Fizziness Business; References; Further Reading; Photo Acknowledgements; Index |
| Summary |
Take a deep breath. Air--without it, life on Earth would cease to exist. Though not usually seen, its presence is relied upon. At once both ethereal and physical, air has been associated with flight and spirit, and yet it has progressively become a territory that can be claimed through communications, warfare, travel, and scientific exploration. At the same time, air is no longer a completely reliable part of our daily life: like water, it has become an environmental element that must be watched closely for quality and purity. A Matter of Air investigates the meanings of air over the |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Air.
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Air -- Social aspects
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Atmospherics.
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air (material)
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Air.
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Atmospherics.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781861898821 |
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1861898827 |
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9781861897664 |
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1861897669 |
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