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The Invention of Clouds
- How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies
Engelsk
Bogcover for The Invention of Clouds af Richard Hamblyn, 9780330391955
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Engelsk
Sider:
304
ISBN-13:
9780330391955
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Paperback
ISBN-10:
033039195X
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Udg. Dato:
4 jun 2010
Størrelse i cm:
19,7 x 13,2 x 2,0
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Oplagsdato:
4 jun 2010
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The Invention of Clouds

- How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies
Engelsk
Paperback 2010
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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.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
304
ISBN-13:
9780330391955
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
033039195X
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
4 jun 2010
Størrelse i cm:
19,7 x 13,2 x 2,0
Forlag:
Oplagsdato:
4 jun 2010
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