1.

Record Nr.

UNISOBSOBE00064304

Autore

MOMMSEN, Theodor

Titolo

1.1: Dalle origini sino all'unione d'Italia / Theodor Mommsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Firenze, : Sansoni, 1984

Descrizione fisica

XXV, 599 p. ; 20 cm

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910337876703321

Autore

Boerner Herbert

Titolo

Ball Lightning : A Popular Guide to a Longstanding Mystery in Atmospheric Electricity / / by Herbert Boerner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-20783-8

9783030207830

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 212 pages) : illustrations (some color), photographs (some color)

Disciplina

551.5634

Soggetti

Physics

Atmospheric science

Plasma (Ionized gases)

Geophysics

Popular Science in Physics

Atmospheric Sciences

Plasma Physics

Geophysics and Environmental Physics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Ball Lightning: Observers’ Tales -- The Search for Photographic Evidence -- A Bit of Philosophy, or What Has a Razor to Do with Ball Lightning? -- Organizing and Analyzing the Observations -- Electrical Discharges, Coronas, and Streamers -- Thunderstorms and Lightning -- BL: Well Documented Cases of Copious Production -- The Link Between Lightning Physics and Ball Lightning -- Some People Just Won’t Believe It: The Skeptic’s View -- Ball Lightning Theories -- BL Experiments -- Wrapping It All Up -- Appendix -- References.

Sommario/riassunto

Ball lightning is an enigma. These luminous objects that appear occasionally during thunderstorms and can reach several meters in diameter have been a mystery to science for about 200 years. Despite several thousands of reported observations, their nature is still unknown. In this book, well documented cases of ball lightning are described and used to unravel some aspects of this mysterious form of atmospheric electricity. Throughout the book, the author discusses the various facets of the problem in an accessible but rigorous style, delivering a readable and informative text that will captivate the curious reader. He finally reaches the surprising conclusion that the solution to this puzzle may have been hidden in plain sight for many years. A foreword by Earle Williams, leading lightning researcher at MIT, introduces the book.