The Invention of Clouds
How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies
$26.28
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
4 June 2010
Summary
The Invention of Clouds chronicles an extraordinary scientific breakthrough of the early nineteenth century, while also delving into pressing contemporary issues like religion, aesthetics, and literature. The book recounts the tale of Luke Howard, a reserved young Quaker, and his pioneering efforts to classify the seemingly random and enigmatic formations we call clouds.
Howard achieved widespread recognition in December 1802 when he introduced a system for naming different cloud type…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780330391955 |
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| ISBN-10: | 033039195X |
| Author: | Richard Hamblyn |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Picador |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 4 June 2010 |
| Weight: | 206g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 130mm x 196mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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‘Elegantly written and richly diverting’ Guardian
Richard Hamblyn
Richard Hamblyn was born in 1965 and is a graduate of the universities of Essex and of Cambridge, where he wrote a doctoral dissertation on the early history of geology in Britain. The Invention of Clouds, his first book, won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize; his second book, Terra: Tales of the Earth explores the human consequences of natural disasters. Hamblyn lives and works in London.
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