1 records matched your query
03182aam a2200493 i 4500 001 02A798CCF5D511E7B33F7C0497128E48 003 SILO 005 20180110010212 008 170623s2017 enka b 001 0 eng c 020 $a 1780237235 020 $a 9781780237237 035 $a (OCoLC)993057295 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d LGG $d OBE $d CBY $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCF $d MUU $d CNNGC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 4 $a QC921 $b .H34 2017 082 04 $a 551.576 $2 23 100 1 $a Hamblyn, Richard, $d 1965- $e author. 245 10 $a Clouds / $c Richard Hamblyn. 246 14 $a Clouds : $b nature and culture 264 1 $a London, UK : $b Reaktion Books Ltd, $c 2017. 300 $a 251 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color) ; $c 21 cm. 490 1 $a Earth series 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-236) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction : 'airy nothings' -- Clouds in myth and metaphor -- The natural history of clouds -- The language and literature of clouds -- Clouds in art, photography and music -- Future clouds -- Appendix : cloud species and varieties. 520 $a Clouds have been objects of delight and fascination throughout human history; their fleeting magnificence and endless variety have inspired scientists and daydreamers alike. Clouds and the ever-changing patterns they create have long symbolized the restlessness and unprecitability of nature. life without clouds would not be physically possible - alongside their rain-bearing function, they act as a finely tuned planetary thermostat - but it would also leave us mentally and spiritually bereft, deprived of the inspiring, life-affirming thought-bubbles that drift continuously overhead: "the ultimate art gallery above," as Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote. The author explores the notable presence of clouds in literature and the arts while outlining their growing scientific and technological significance in the context of climate change and cloud computing today. The book covers the history and science of clouds, including the controversial practice of cloud modification. All the major cloud types are discussed, including clouds on other planets, as well as the increasing number of man-made clouds that fill our changeable skies. Comprehensive yet compact, cogent and beautifully illustrated, this is the ultimate guide to clouds. 650 0 $a Clouds. 650 0 $a Clouds $x Mythology. 650 0 $a Clouds in literature. 650 0 $a Clouds in art. 650 0 $a Weather control $x History. 650 7 $a Clouds. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00864856 650 7 $a Clouds in art. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00864877 650 7 $a Clouds in literature. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00864878 650 7 $a Clouds $x Mythology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00864868 650 7 $a Weather control. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01173124 650 6 $a Photographie des nuages. 650 6 $a Nuages dans l'art. 650 6 $a Art $x TheÌmes, motifs. 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 720 $a Hamblyn, Richard 830 0 $a Earth series (Reaktion Books (Firm)) 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191213014410.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=02A798CCF5D511E7B33F7C0497128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search