Author: Hugo Hildebrand HildebrandssonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clouds
Languages : de
Pages : 76
Book Description
Atlas International des Nuages
Author: Hugo Hildebrand HildebrandssonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clouds
Languages : de
Pages : 76
Book Description
International Atlas of Clouds and of States of the Sky
Author: International Commission for the Study of CloudsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clouds
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Atlas international des nuages
Author: Comité météorologique internationalPublisher:
ISBN: 9782380361650
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
International Cloud Atlas
Author: World Meteorological OrganizationPublisher: World Meteorological Organization
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The New International Encyclopaedia
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
League of Nations Publications
Author: Geografiska Annaler
Author: Cloud Studies
Author: Arthur William ClaydenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clouds
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Clouds
Author: Richard HamblynPublisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780237707
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Clouds have been objects of delight and fascination throughout human history, their fleeting magnificence and endless variety having inspired scientists and daydreamers alike. Described by Aristophanes as “the patron goddesses of idle men,” clouds and the ever-changing patterns they create have long symbolized the restlessness and unpredictability of nature, and yet they are also the source of life-giving rains. In this book, Richard Hamblyn examines clouds in their cultural, historic, and scientific contexts, exploring their prevalence in our skies as well as in our literature, art, and music. As Hamblyn shows, clouds function not only as a crucial means of circulating water around the globe but also as a finely tuned thermostat regulating the planet’s temperature. He discusses the many different kinds of clouds, from high, scattered cirrus clouds to the plump thought-bubbles of cumulus clouds, even exploring man-made clouds and clouds on other planets. He also shows how clouds have featured as meaningful symbols in human culture, whether as ominous portents of coming calamities or as ethereal figures giving shape to the heavens, whether in Wordsworth’s poetry or today’s tech speak. Comprehensive yet compact, cogent and beautifully illustrated, this is the ultimate guidebook to those shapeshifters of the sky.
The Invention of Clouds
Author: Richard HamblynPublisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 033053730X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
An extraordinary yet little-known scientific advance occurred in the opening years of the nineteenth century when a young amateur meteorologist, Luke Howard, gave the clouds the names by which they are known to this day. By creating a language to define structures that had, up to then, been considered random and unknowable, Howard revolutionized the science of meteorology and earned the admiration of his leading contemporaries in art, literature and science. Richard Hamblyn charts Howard’s life from obscurity to international fame, and back to obscurity once more. He recreates the period’s intoxicating atmosphere of scientific discovery, and shows how this provided inspiration for figures such as Goethe, Shelley and Constable. Offering rich insights into the nature of celebrity, the close relationship between the sciences and the arts, and the excitement generated by new ideas, The Invention of Clouds is an enthralling work of social and scientific history.