THE INVENTION OF CLOUDS: HOW AN AMATEUR METEOROLOGIST FORGED THE LANGUAGE OF THE SKIES by Richard Hamblyn.
The amateur meteorologist was Luke Howard, a London chemist who gave the three basic cloud families names that survive today: cirrus, cumulus and stratus. Howard had, Hamblyn writes, "the penetrating ... insight that clouds have many individual shapes but few basic forms." The author, who supervises undergraduates in English and the history of science at the University of Cambridge, weaves several strands--Howard's work, the lively London science scene 200 years ago and the development of meteorology--into a grand story. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine McKay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jonilist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 7:38 PM Subject: NJC Book NJC > Can anyone recommend a good book to read? I'm bored > and I have nothing to read right now. Since I've been > driving to work, I've lost my subway-reading-time, so > it's taking me a lot longer to read a book and I can > only renew at the library for so long before they > won't let me renew it anymore. > > I'm looking for something uplifting but not trite. If > it has a message, it shouldn't bang you over the head > with it. It can be funny, sad, tragic or exciting - > better yet, all of these. It has to be intelligent, > but not intellectual. > > Apart from that, I'm not fussy - fact or fiction, > bring it on! > > ______________________________________________________ > Send your holiday cheer with http://greetings.yahoo.ca
