Books
by Gavin Pretor-Pinney
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The Cloudspotter's Guide |
The author is just mad about clouds. So much so that he founded The Cloud Appreciation Society with its own interactive website. This guide contends that clouds are nature's poetry, their contemplation is good for the soul and we should applaud their ephemeral beauty and proudly live with our heads in them. Buy it. Browse through it. You will never take the sky or clouds for granted again.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 36 September 2006) |
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The Cloudspotter's Guide |
I knew a rain cloud when I saw it but thanks to this book I can now use a whole range of Latin terms to describe it, estimate its height and identify famous examples in literature, art and mythology. I am now also aware that contrails (aircraft trails) may be more environmentally damaging than the fuel being burned. This is a handbook written by an enthusiast and far more enjoyable than my old Scout cloud chart!
(Clive Yelf - bwl 44 February 2008) |
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