The invention of clouds : how an amateur meteoroligst forged the language of the skies

Autori

• Richard Hamblyn

Parametri

• 304 pagine
• 11 ore di lettura

• Biografie e pensieri
• Narrativa
• Natura, animali
• Saggistica
• Storia

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This volume tells the story of shy Quaker Luke Howard, and his pioneering work in 1802 to define what had hitherto seemed random and mysterious structures - clouds. It also focuses on other issues of the day, such as religion, aesthetics and literature.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2001

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