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2020 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

4. Air

Authors : Jan Kozák, Roger M. W. Musson

Published in: The Illustrated History of the Elements

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

According to various dictionary definitions, air is that mixture of gases that surrounds our planet—in other words, the atmosphere. In ancient times, people were aware that there was something invisible that surrounds us, that we breathe every day, but they had no way to analyze it. It was considered some sort of invisible stuff, and “air” was the name given to it.

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For ease of reading in what is not intended as an academic publication, reference citations have been kept to a minimum and, where possible, bibliographic details of sources used, especially for pictures, have been given in full in the captions.
 
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Metadata
Title
Air
Authors
Jan Kozák
Roger M. W. Musson
Copyright Year
2020
Book
The Illustrated History of the Elements

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-21424-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-21426-5

Copyright Year: 2020

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21426-5_4