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![]() With the passionate narrative style and wide-ranging erudition that have made William Bryant Logan’s work a touchstone for nature lovers and environmentalists, Air is―like the contents of a bag of seaborne dust that Darwin collected aboard the Beagle―a treasure trove of discovery. The African Sahel suffers drought in part because we fill the air with industrial dusts. Twenty thousand fungal spores and half a million bacteria travel in a square foot of summer air. Thousands were sickened after 9/11 by supposedly “safe” air. The artist Eva Hesse died of inhaling her fiberglass medium. Air : the restless shaper of the world Responsibility William Bryant Logan. ![]() The chemical sense of aphids, the ultraviolet sight of swifts, a newborn’s awareness of its mother’s breast―all take place in the medium of air. Twenty thousand fungal spores and half a million bacteria travel in a square foot of summer air. ![]() Water and dust spin and rise, make clouds and fall again, fertilizing the dirt. Every creature breathes to live, exchanging and changing the atmosphere. In a sublime exploration of the most unpredictable element of the earth, William Bryant Logan opens our eyes to the astonishing physics, chemistry, biology, history, art, and even music of the air.Īir sustains the living. Every creature breathes to live, exchanging and changing the atmosphere. In a sublime exploration of the most unpredictable element of the earth, William Bryant Logan opens our eyes to the astonishing physics, chemistry, biology, history, art, and even music of the air. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Air: The Restless Shaper of the World, William Bryant Logan, Air sustains the living. In a sublime exploration of the most unpredictable element of the earth, William Bryant Logan opens our eyes to the astonishing physics, chemistry, biology, history, art, and even music of the air. With the passionate narrative style and wide-ranging erudition that have made William Bryant Logan's work a touchstone for nature lovers and environmentalists, Air islike the contents of a bag of seaborne dust that Darwin collected aboard the Beaglea treasure trove of discovery. The African Sahel suffers drought in part because we fill the air with industrial dusts. Thousands were sickened after 9/11 by supposedly "safe" air. The artist Eva Hesse died of inhaling her fiberglass medium. The chemical sense of aphids, the ultraviolet sight of swifts, a newborn's awareness of its mother's breastall take place in the medium of air. ![]() ![]()
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