Displaying 1 of 1 2021 Título: Snow : a history of the world's most fascinating flake / Anthony R. Wood. Autor: Wood, Anthony R., 1948- author. Formato: Book Editorial, Fecha: Guilford, Connecticut : Prometheus Books, [2021] ©2021 Descripción: xii, 244 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm illustration plate Disponibilidad en sistema:3 (of 3) Disponibilidad local:3 (of 3) Reservas vigentes: 0 Temas: Snow. Snow -- United States. Snow -- Forecasting. Snow. Snow -- Forecasting. United States. Notas: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contenido: First snows : colonial ambushes -- Snowmen : giants of snow research -- Pax nivalis : when snow was welcome -- Majestic silence : the storm that changed America -- Mighty streams : the co-conspirators of blizzards -- Of bombs and 'flakegate' : when forecasts fail -- Battle of the Titans : the rise of commercial weather -- Westward snow : the great white reservoir -- Making it : the art of man-made snow -- The vanishing : the future of snow. Resumen: "The complete story of snow, this is the first book to fully examine snow as a historical, cultural, and scientific phenomenon"-- Provided by publisher. ISBN: 9781633885943 1633885941 Hacer solicitud Agregar a Mi lista Expand All | Collapse All Disponibilidad Syndetics Unbound Pantalla de bibliotecario Buscar en el mapa Displaying 1 of 1