by Richard Hamblyn · David & Charles · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780715328088
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«The Cloud Book» is Richard Hamblyn's meteorology guide, published by David & Charles in paperback (144 pages, in English).
A practical guide to recognising clouds and associated phenomena, and to understanding what they indicate about the weather. It covers cloud types, from low to high and special ones, and includes a review of the history of their classification and the difficulties of naming intermediate forms. Includes photographs from the Met Office archive.
Subtitled «How to Understand the Skies», it was published in association with the Met Office. Illustrated edition, published on 21 March 2008.
For weather enthusiasts and sky watchers seeking a visual and accessible guide, without the need for prior knowledge.
Richard Hamblyn is a British environmental writer and historian. He is a lecturer in the Department of English, Theatre and Creative Writing at Birkbeck, University of London, and has contributed articles and reviews to the Sunday Times, The Guardian, the Independent, the Times Literary Supplement and the London Review of Books.
