Meteors
Meteors by Rene Descartes
The Nature Of Terrestrial Bodies
Discourse 1
Heat and Cold
Discourse 1b
The Nature Of Water
Discourse 1c
Vapors and Exhalations
Discourse 2
Vapor Transparency and Exhalations
Discourse 2b
Salt
Discourse 3
Making Ice with Salt and Crushed Ice
Discourse 3b
Surface Tension
Discourse 3c
Air and Winds
Discourse 4
The Properties and Generation of the Principal Winds
Discourse 4b
The Impact of the Sun, Moon, and Stars on the Winds
Discourse 4c
Clouds
Discourse 5
How Clouds Form
Discourse 5b
Snow, Rain, And Hail
Discourse 6
The Grains of Hail
Discourse 6b
How Rain Forms
Discourse 6c
Storms, Lightning, and All the Other Fires that Ignite in the Air
Discourse 7
Thunder, Whirlwinds, and Lightning
Discourse 7b
Ball Lightning
Discourse 7c
The Rainbow
Discourse 8
The Effect of the Prism
Discourse 8b
The Movement of Light as Rolling Balls
Discourse 8c
Water Droplets
Discourse 8d
Colors in the Water
Discourse 8e