
Essay on the Modifications of Clouds
Luke Howard(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 22. December 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
70 pages
978-1-108-03768-6 (ISBN)
Description
An industrial chemist by profession, Luke Howard (1772-1864) proposed the method of cloud classification that is still in use today. His life-long interest in meteorology led him to produce this landmark work in the history of the subject. General scientific opinion at the time was that clouds were too changeable to be classified, but, inspired by Linnaeus' work in biological classification, Howard proposed a method which used Latin terminology - cirrus, cumulus, stratus and nimbus - to provide a standard description for each of three groups of cloud types. His work was first published in the Philosophical Magazine in 1803; it was produced in book form in 1832 but went quickly out of print. This reissue is of the third printing (1865) of the edition brought out after his death in 1864 by two of his sons. Howard's other meteorological works are also reissued in this series.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
6 Plates, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
209 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-03768-6 (9781108037686)
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Content
Advertisement to the reader; Preface to the third edition; Poem on the clouds Goethe; Explanation of plates; Essay on the modifications of clouds.