The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of CloudsPenguin, 5 jun 2007 - 320 pagina's Now in paperback: the runaway British bestseller that has cloudspotters everywhere looking up. Where do clouds come from? Why do they look the way they do? And why have they captured the imagination of timeless artists, Romantic poets, and every kid who's ever held a crayon? Veteran journalist and lifelong sky watcher Gavin Pretor-Pinney reveals everything there is to know about clouds, from history and science to art and pop culture. Cumulus, nimbostratus, and the dramatic and surfable Morning Glory cloud are just a few of the varieties explored in this smart, witty, and eclectic tour through the skies. Illustrated with striking photographs (including a new section in full-color) and line drawings featuring everything from classical paintings to lava lamps, The Cloudspotter's Guide will have enthusiasts, weather watchers, and the just plain curious floating on cloud nine. |
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... grow into the angry , towering Cumulus congestus , which it must be said is anything but a fair - weather cloud . It is well on the way to becoming the enormous awe - inspiring Cumulonimbus thundercloud , and can itself produce moderate ...
... grow into the angry , towering Cumulus congestus , which it must be said is anything but a fair - weather cloud . It is well on the way to becoming the enormous awe - inspiring Cumulonimbus thundercloud , and can itself produce moderate ...
Pagina 26
... grow and develop , how they decay and dissipate , they will have learned more than mere principles of meteorology . René Descartes , the French Jesuit philosopher of the seventeenth century , wrote of clouds : Since one must turn his ...
... grow and develop , how they decay and dissipate , they will have learned more than mere principles of meteorology . René Descartes , the French Jesuit philosopher of the seventeenth century , wrote of clouds : Since one must turn his ...
Pagina 37
... grows in size from its small humilis form , through the mediocris stage a towering thick congestus , its base will appear darker and darker as the thickening cloud blocks out more and more sunlight . How appropriate , then , for ...
... grows in size from its small humilis form , through the mediocris stage a towering thick congestus , its base will appear darker and darker as the thickening cloud blocks out more and more sunlight . How appropriate , then , for ...
Pagina 38
... growing , an innocuous fair - weather humilis can build in a matter of hours to an enormous congestus , whose darkening base warns of sudden , heavy showers . How does a Cumulus humilis manage to grow and build like this ? It's a ...
... growing , an innocuous fair - weather humilis can build in a matter of hours to an enormous congestus , whose darkening base warns of sudden , heavy showers . How does a Cumulus humilis manage to grow and build like this ? It's a ...
Pagina 39
... grow into a Cumulus congestus and rain the water back down again 2 Some of the water vapour happens to be swept up in a thermal over the field I'm jogging round 5I don't like jogging . This is solely for the purpose of scientific ...
... grow into a Cumulus congestus and rain the water back down again 2 Some of the water vapour happens to be swept up in a thermal over the field I'm jogging round 5I don't like jogging . This is solely for the purpose of scientific ...
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The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds Gavin Pretor-Pinney Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2007 |
The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds Gavin Pretor-Pinney Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2006 |
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altitude Altocumulus Altostratus appear atmosphere base beautiful become blue building called cause Cirrocumulus Cirrostratus Cirrus clear cloud cloudlets cloudspotter cold colours coming common congestus contrails cooling course cover Cumulonimbus Cumulus Cumulus clouds currents dark develop droplets drops effect explained fact fall feel formation freeze front ground grow halo hand happens heat ice crystals increase known layer lenticularis less light look lower mackerel means miles moon Morning Glory mountain never Nimbostratus notice observed paintings particles pass precipitation radiation rain reaches regions result rising seeding seems seen shape side snow sometimes species spread storm Stratocumulus Stratus sunlight surface temperature tend thick thing troposphere types undulatus usually vapour varieties visible warm warmer waves weather Whilst wind