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Physics of the Air

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William Jackson Humphreys was an American atmospheric physicist who applied fundamental physical laws to understand the atmosphere. His significant work, Physics of the Air (1920), is a comprehensive summary of classical physical meteorology. This field, also known as aerophysics, deals with the physics of the air. Humphreys' research focused on explaining the optical, electrical, acoustical, and thermal properties and phenomena of the atmosphere.12

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  1. William Jackson Humphreys
  2. weather
  3. air
  4. aerophysics
  5. Earth sciences - Pressure, temperature, and atmospheric circulation

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