But this was an atmospheric deception, of the kind familiar to those who know the pure air of the Rocky Mountains, for, although the land seemed near, it was at least forty miles away.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
The hard work of igloo building was now a thing of the past-only one had been built since leaving the Pole, and in this a precious day was lost, while the atmospheric fury changed the face of the endless expanse of desolation.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
The air would rush out, and, communicating a blow to the outer air, would create an atmospheric disturbance appreciated as a noise or small explosion.
"Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy"
John Ambrose Fleming