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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... Never mind the silver lining . It turns out the cloud is the thing . " -The Washington Post ... " [ Pretor - Pinney's ] informality makes the book charming . . . the text spills over with strange and interesting asides on everything ...
... Never mind the silver lining . It turns out the cloud is the thing . " -The Washington Post ... " [ Pretor - Pinney's ] informality makes the book charming . . . the text spills over with strange and interesting asides on everything ...
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... never a stain The pavilion of heaven is bare , And the winds and sunbeams with their convex gleams Build up the blue dome of air , I silently laugh at my own cenotaph , And out of the caverns of rain , Like a child from the womb , like ...
... never a stain The pavilion of heaven is bare , And the winds and sunbeams with their convex gleams Build up the blue dome of air , I silently laugh at my own cenotaph , And out of the caverns of rain , Like a child from the womb , like ...
Pagina 31
... never hurt a soul . cloud hewn from travertine stone . And Raphael and Titian's Renaissance paintings in the Vatican , from a hundred years before , depict the Madonna holding the baby Jesus in her arms , or being crowned at her ...
... never hurt a soul . cloud hewn from travertine stone . And Raphael and Titian's Renaissance paintings in the Vatican , from a hundred years before , depict the Madonna holding the baby Jesus in her arms , or being crowned at her ...
Pagina 33
... never painted a cloud but with the purpose of placing an angel upon it ... , we have no belief that the clouds contain more than so many inches of rain or hail.2 Low clouds can line up parallel to the wind to form Cumulus radiatus ...
... never painted a cloud but with the purpose of placing an angel upon it ... , we have no belief that the clouds contain more than so many inches of rain or hail.2 Low clouds can line up parallel to the wind to form Cumulus radiatus ...
Pagina 40
... never actually conceive of what God is like , regardless of how hard you think about it . The powers of reason can tell us more about what God is not than about what He is . A Christian may well be able to contemplate the words of God ...
... never actually conceive of what God is like , regardless of how hard you think about it . The powers of reason can tell us more about what God is not than about what He is . A Christian may well be able to contemplate the words of God ...
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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