The invention of clouds : how an amateur meteorologist forged the language of the skies / Richard Hamblyn.
The early years of the nineteenth century saw an intriguing yet little-known scientific advance catapult a shy young Quaker to the dizzy heights of fame. THE INVENTION OF CLOUDS tells the extraordinary story of an amateur meteorologist, Luke Howard, and his groundbreaking work to define what had hit...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2001.
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Edition: | First edition. |
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Main Collection
Call Number: |
QC921 .H35 2001 |
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Status: | Available Request this item |