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The Invention of Clouds

- How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies
Af: Richard Hamblyn Engelsk Paperback

The Invention of Clouds

- How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies
Af: Richard Hamblyn Engelsk Paperback
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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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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.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 304
ISBN-13: 9780330391955
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 033039195X
Kategori: Vejret & klima
Udg. Dato: 4 jun 2010
Længde: 20mm
Bredde: 132mm
Højde: 197mm
Forlag: Pan Macmillan
Oplagsdato: 4 jun 2010
Forfatter(e): Richard Hamblyn
Forfatter(e) Richard Hamblyn


Kategori Vejret & klima


ISBN-13 9780330391955


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 304


Udgave


Længde 20mm


Bredde 132mm


Højde 197mm


Udg. Dato 4 jun 2010


Oplagsdato 4 jun 2010


Forlag Pan Macmillan

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