The invention of clouds
Subtitle: how an amateur meteorologist forged the language of the skies
By: Richard Hamblyn.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 403
Subjects: Howard, Luke, 1772-1864; Clouds; Meteorology -- England -- History -- 19th century; Meteorologists -- England -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: "The early years of the nineteenth century saw an intriguing yet little-known scientific advance catapult a shy young Quaker to the dizzy heights of fame. The Invention of Clouds tells the story of an amateur meteorologist Luke Howard and his work to define what had hitherto been random and unknowable structures - clouds."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.