Clouds

How to Identify Nature’s Most Fleeting Forms

Edward Graham, Richard Hamblyn

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English

Princeton University Pres
18 March 2025

Reference works; Mathematics & Sciences; Weather

A one-of-a-kind illustrated guide to clouds, cloud formations, and the artists who painted them.

The mystery of clouds has captivated scientists and artists alike. This unique book shows you how to use the meteorological techniques of nephology to identify these elusive and transmutable shapes. It curates, classifies, and measures every species

including those recently discovered

considering the height, size, texture, arrangement, modifications, and movement of their many shifting forms. Clouds blends a lively and engaging narrative by one of today's leading meteorologists with an essay on historic cloud art, and includes a wealth of breathtaking cloud studies by some of the greatest artists ever to look skyward.

By: Edward Graham
Foreword by: Richard Hamblyn
Imprint: Princeton University Pres
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 267mm, Width: 216mm,
ISBN: 9780691262482
ISBN 10: 0691262489
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 18 March 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Edward Graham is an atmospheric scientist and former Editor-in-Chief of Weather, the flagship journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. A former operational weather forecaster, he is a lecturer and researcher at the University of the Highlands and Islands in Scotland.

Reviews for Clouds: How to Identify Nature’s Most Fleeting Forms

""[A] marriage of art and science. . . . Readers passionate about the skies and the artists who have studied them will find this book captivating."" * Kirkus Reviews *