Science from Your Airplane Window [Paperback]

Elizabeth A. Wood (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1975

Nicely written explanation of optics, meteorology, physics, geology, geography from viewpoint of an aircraft window, plus simple experiments. 94 illustrations, 4 color plates.

Product Details

• Paperback: 227 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications; 2 Revised edition (June 1, 1975)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486232050
• ISBN-13: 978-0486232058
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #361,839 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A gem on the shelf, January 26, 2004

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J. E. Hallander "ehallander" (Little Silver, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Science from Your Airplane Window (Paperback)

Personally I have always thought about many of these topics while flying, but never gave a thought to writing anything in print. Kudos to Elizabath for providing simple understandings for a curious mind.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars full of details, great plates, March 2, 2008

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L. de Vito - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Science from Your Airplane Window (Paperback)

I would definitely recommend this little book; the amount of details it reveals to the unaided person is impressive; flying will never be the same after you read it; you will be curious about everything;

The book however cannot be awarded 5 stars;

There are basically two reasons for this:

- It begins with the explanation on how lift on airfoils is produced. This explanation relies on the air particles on the suction side having to cover a longer distance than the air particles on the pressure side, both meeting at the trailing edge. This is a wrong argument. Today, you can find this kind of wrong arguments flourishing on the internet.

- The physics underlying some observations is not explained;
If I hadn't read Clouds in a Glass of Beer: Simple Experiments in Atmospheric Physics prior to Wood's book, I wouldn't have enjoyed this little gem.