{"product_id":"rainbows-halos-and-glories-9780897169264","title":"Rainbows  Halos  and Glories","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver two hundred illustrations  many in full color  capture for both the layman and scientist the beautiful otical effects that we see in the sky. The author describes and explains these effects in non-technical language. In addition to discussing such well-known phenomena as rainbows and halos  he treats the rarer ones  including sun pillars  sun dogs  glories  mirages  and many others. Computer simulations are used to make the physical origins of these events intelligible. The book sensitizes readers to a wide range of optical penomena in the sky  explains how to look for them  and imparts an incerased awareness and aesthetic apprecaiation of these fascinating effects. This book is a reprinted edition of the hard cover book originally published by Cambridge University Press in 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651922583605,"sku":"ByrdShop_0897169263","price":237.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780897169264.jpg?v=1781845417","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/rainbows-halos-and-glories-9780897169264","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}