LEADER 02278nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910790034803321 005 20230207214201.0 010 $a1-283-13366-0 010 $a9786613133663 010 $a1-86189-882-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000092480 035 $a(EBL)692191 035 $a(OCoLC)723945840 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000524106 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11347782 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524106 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10543644 035 $a(PQKB)11503914 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC692191 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL692191 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10470243 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL313366 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000092480 100 $a20110606d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe matter of air$b[electronic resource] $escience and the art of the ethereal /$fSteven Connor 210 $aLondon $cReaktion Books$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (378 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-86189-766-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. Elaborations -- pt. 2. Atmospherics -- pt. 3. Absolute levity. 330 $aTake 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 meaning 606 $aAir 606 $aAir$xSocial aspects 606 $aAtmospherics 615 0$aAir. 615 0$aAir$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aAtmospherics. 676 $a551.51 700 $aConnor$b Steven$0221095 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790034803321 996 $aThe matter of air$93794144 997 $aUNINA