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A quirky, comprehensive, cultural history of our perception of air that draws from religion, science, art and philosophy.
Synopsis
A quirky, comprehensive, cultural history of our perception of air which examines many aspects of our relationship with air, including pollution and climate change, the development of gas heating and lighting, radio atmospherics, poison gas, the allure of effervescence and the development of explosives.