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  • Who knows how heavy is cloud? Typically more than 80 elephants! What if you fall into cumulonimbus (the sort of cloud formed before downpour), it may take you 40 minutes to reach the ground if your parachute is opened.

    A lovely book on cloud appreciation, which is freely available to everyone ... Continue

    Who knows how heavy is cloud? Typically more than 80 elephants! What if you fall into cumulonimbus (the sort of cloud formed before downpour), it may take you 40 minutes to reach the ground if your parachute is opened.

    A lovely book on cloud appreciation, which is freely available to everyone as long as you raise your head. The author is really passionate on this subject and organised the materials in such a way that strikes a balance between entertaining and knowledge. Lot of beautiful photos and interesting antidotes.

    

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  • ode to gavin. the book is full of passion, it can only be written by true love of clourd. i don't think i can be a die-hard cloudspotter as his fans. i am alazy person, cannot remember terms and make careful observations, but this book taught me so much about cloud, and how many different shapes, f ... Continue

    ode to gavin. the book is full of passion, it can only be written by true love of clourd. i don't think i can be a die-hard cloudspotter as his fans. i am alazy person, cannot remember terms and make careful observations, but this book taught me so much about cloud, and how many different shapes, forms, descriptions, stories and feelings of cloud.

    

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• ― helyip (hingmingread) said on Jul 8, 2009 about the Hardcover edition| Add your feedback

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  • Poco coinvolgente

  • L'argomento e' affascinante e il libro e' scritto bene. Non e' riuscito a catturarmi, pero', e l'ho finito a fatica. Da tenere presente come libro di consultazione, perche' e' comunque pieno di informazioni e di spiegazioni interessanti.

    

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  • 自然界裡，最愛樹和雲。

    

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• ― lau1st said on Jul 12, 2007 about the Hardcover edition| Add your feedback

A quirky, clever guide for everyone who loves to look up.

Where do clouds come from? Why do they look the way they do? And why have they captured the imagination of timeless artists, Romantic poets, and every kid who's ever held a crayon? Journalist and lifelong sky watcher Gavin Pretor-Pinney reveals everything there is to know about clouds, from history and science to art and pop culture. Cumulus, nimbostratus, and the dramatic and seemingly surfable Morning Glory cloud are just a few of the varieties explored in this smart, witty, and eclectic tour through the skies.

Generously illustrated with striking photographs and line drawings featuring everything from classical paintings to lava lamps, children's drawings, and Roman coins, The Cloudspotter's Guide will have science and history buffs, weather watchers, and the just plain curious floating on cloud nine.

• 氣象雲CloudsH2NatureScience and TechnologyMeteorologiaNaturaNuvoleNon-Fiction
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