THE CIRCUIT OF THE WINDS The wind goes toward the south, And turns around to the north; The wind whirls about continually, And comes again on its circuit. —ECCLESIASTES 1:6 Solomon the meteorologist is as impressive as Solomon the poet. He anticipates what is now known about the world’s great wind circuits and the global circulation of the atmosphere. There’s no evidence that ancient “scientists” understood anything about wind, clouds, and the great cyclical jet streams of the earth. But Solomon,
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