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Clouds

How to Identify Nature’s Most Fleeting Forms

Edward Graham Richard Hamblyn

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English
Princeton University Pres
18 March 2025
A one-of-a-kind illustrated guide to clouds, cloud formations, and the artists who painted them.

The mystery of clouds has captivated scientists and artists alike. This unique book shows you how to use the meteorological techniques of nephology to identify these elusive and transmutable shapes. It curates, classifies, and measures every species

including those recently discovered

considering the height, size, texture, arrangement, modifications, and movement of their many shifting forms. Clouds blends a lively and engaging narrative by one of today's leading meteorologists with an essay on historic cloud art, and includes a wealth of breathtaking cloud studies by some of the greatest artists ever to look skyward.
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Foreword by:  
Imprint:   Princeton University Pres
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 267mm,  Width: 216mm, 
ISBN:   9780691262482
ISBN 10:   0691262489
Pages:   224
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Edward Graham is an atmospheric scientist and former Editor-in-Chief of Weather, the flagship journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. A former operational weather forecaster, he is a lecturer and researcher at the University of the Highlands and Islands in Scotland.

Reviews for Clouds: How to Identify Nature’s Most Fleeting Forms

""[A] marriage of art and science. . . . Readers passionate about the skies and the artists who have studied them will find this book captivating."" * Kirkus Reviews * ""This truly excellent book will teach you the science of clouds in a manner accessible to anyone. You will be amazed at how easily you absorb the details and how you will almost immediately find yourself checking the sky and assigning labels to what you see.""---David Gascoigne, Travels with Birds ""This fascinating book not only identifies types of clouds and explains how they form and disperse, but also reminds us of the close historical connection between art and science in capturing natural phenomena.""---Simon Caterson, The Sydney Morning Herald ""What a field guide!""---Mark Avery


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