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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Pagina 11
... shapes they see within them will save on psychoanalysis bills . And so , we say to all who'll listen : Look up , marvel at the ephemeral beauty , and live life with your head in the clouds . I am the daughter of Earth and Water , And.
... shapes they see within them will save on psychoanalysis bills . And so , we say to all who'll listen : Look up , marvel at the ephemeral beauty , and live life with your head in the clouds . I am the daughter of Earth and Water , And.
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... shapes, are yet it's hard to say where their forms begin and end. But the Cumulus cloud is one that challenges da Vinci's ... shape. The people who concern themselves with such things divide them into humilis, mediocris and congestus ...
... shapes, are yet it's hard to say where their forms begin and end. But the Cumulus cloud is one that challenges da Vinci's ... shape. The people who concern themselves with such things divide them into humilis, mediocris and congestus ...
Pagina 21
... shapes , yet it's hard to say where their forms begin and end . But the Cumulus cloud is one that challenges da Vinci's ... shape . The people who concern themselves with such things divide them into humilis , mediocris and congestus ...
... shapes , yet it's hard to say where their forms begin and end . But the Cumulus cloud is one that challenges da Vinci's ... shape . The people who concern themselves with such things divide them into humilis , mediocris and congestus ...
Pagina 23
... shape , its edges being fainter and more ragged . It is the way a Cumulus looks when it is decaying at the ripe old ... SHAPES of Cumulus clouds may go some way to explaining why they are the cloud of choice in the drawings of young ...
... shape , its edges being fainter and more ragged . It is the way a Cumulus looks when it is decaying at the ripe old ... SHAPES of Cumulus clouds may go some way to explaining why they are the cloud of choice in the drawings of young ...
Pagina 24
... shapes of Cumulus clouds pretty well . No doubt they are just easier to draw than other types . Perhaps , however ... shape of a Cumulus , which is probably why it was their gentle , bulging curves that were used by Mark Allen , a 22 ...
... shapes of Cumulus clouds pretty well . No doubt they are just easier to draw than other types . Perhaps , however ... shape of a Cumulus , which is probably why it was their gentle , bulging curves that were used by Mark Allen , a 22 ...
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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