The Cloudspotter's Guide
by Gavin Pretor-Pinney · first published 2006
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Now in paperback: the runaway British bestseller that has cloudspotters everywhere looking 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? Veteran 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 surfable Morning Glory cloud are just a few of the varieties explored in this smart, witty, and eclectic tour through
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This story also appears in Gavin Pretor-Pinney's The Cloudspotter's Guide, which is one of the more amusing and inspiring books about clouds I've come across. There's a slightly more modern instance of someone surviving a CuNim under canopy: Ewa Wisnierska (and some other…
on “What it's like to skydive through a thunderstorm” ↗The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds by Gavin Pretor-Pinney https://www.amazon.com/Cloudspotters-Guide-Science-History-C... I found this book in the Best Books of the Year 2006 round-up by The…
on “Ask HN: What are the best unknown books you have read?” ↗I highly recommend‘The Cloudspotter’s Guide’[0] from Gavin Pretor-Pinney (the founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society). One of the most eclectic read I’ve had, covering history, science and adventure in always a funny a didactic way. [0]: https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/shop/the-cloudspotters-...
on “Cloud Appreciation Society” ↗