Project Gutenberg 2013-09-11 Public domain in the USA. 122 Various Verschillende Various, Various Youmans, William Jay 1838 1901 Youmans, Wm. Jay‏ (William Jay) Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, February 1899 Volume LIV, No. 4, February 1899 Reading ease score: 54.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Judith Wirawan, Greg Bergquist, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biodiversity Heritage Library.) "Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, February 1899" by Various is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This periodical features a collection of essays and articles on diverse scientific topics aimed at educating the general public about the advancements and observations in various scientific fields. The articles include discussions on the health impacts of urban heat, the importance of vegetation, and the implications of scientific observations in understanding natural phenomena. The opening of this volume introduces a compelling article titled "Vegetation a Remedy for the Summer Heat of Cities" by Stephen Smith, M.D. The author highlights the alarming rates of sickness and mortality in New York City during the summer months, particularly among children, which is attributed to the oppressive heat and unsanitary conditions. Smith proposes that increasing the presence of trees and vegetation in urban areas can significantly improve public health by lowering temperatures, enhancing air quality, and reducing harmful emissions associated with heat. He provides statistical evidence and explores the biological and environmental benefits of trees, making a strong case for urban forestry as a preventive health measure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43695/43695-h/images/cover.jpg en Science -- Periodicals Technology -- Periodicals AP Text Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Science - General 508047 507888 2024-10-18T10:49:17.045830 2023-09-19T06:33:56.668834 text/html text/html 501461 2013-09-11T13:41:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1677281 2013-09-11T13:43:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1829246 2024-10-18T10:49:23.645759 application/epub+zip 1833560 2024-10-18T10:49:18.088802 application/epub+zip 257335 2024-10-18T10:49:17.523804 application/epub+zip 1974563 2024-10-18T10:49:28.304795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1939925 2024-10-18T10:49:23.048760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367168 2022-09-19T21:34:25.159860 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453635 2024-10-18T10:49:16.066799 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 453353 2013-09-11T13:41:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 169270 2013-09-11T13:43:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 453280 2013-09-11T13:42:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 169210 2013-09-11T13:43:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 453753 2013-09-11T13:43:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 169128 2013-09-11T13:43:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23205 2024-10-18T10:49:28.728727 application/rdf+xml 26047 2024-10-18T10:49:17.623822 image/jpeg 3275 2024-10-18T10:49:17.573780 image/jpeg 1679828 2024-10-18T10:49:17.144826 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog