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Celestial marvels merging science, literature, and art.

If you gaze dreamily at the sky, Richard Hamblyn's "Clouds: Nature and Culture" can enrich that simple pleasure with profound insights. Let your imagination soar through the realms of art and science, where clouds are not just weather phenomena, but muses that have inspired awe across centuries. Engage with this tapestry interweaving natural beauty and human creativity, and you might just find the skies more captivating than ever before.

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Clouds: Nature and Culture

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ISBN: 9781780237237
Authors: Richard Hamblyn
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Date of Publication: 2017-07-15
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Art, Science, Nature
Related Topics: Environment, Natural History, Nature
Goodreads rating: 4.0
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Clouds have been objects of delight and fascination throughout human history, their fleeting magnificence and endless variety having inspired scientists and daydreamers alike. Described by Aristophanes as “the patron goddesses of idle men,” clouds and the ever-changing patterns they create have long symbolized the restlessness and unpredictability of nature, and yet they are also the source of life-giving rains. In this book, Richard Hamblyn examines clouds in their cultural, historic, and scientific contexts, exploring their prevalence in our skies as well as in our literature, art, and music. As Hamblyn shows, clouds function not only as a crucial means of circulating water around the globe but also as a finely tuned thermostat regulating the planet’s temperature. He discusses the many different kinds of clouds, from high, scattered cirrus clouds to the plump thought-bubbles of cumulus clouds, even exploring man-made clouds and clouds on other planets. He also shows how clouds have featured as meaningful symbols in human culture, whether as ominous portents of coming calamities or as ethereal figures giving shape to the heavens, whether in Wordsworth’s poetry or today’s tech speak. Comprehensive yet compact, cogent and beautifully illustrated, this is the ultimate guidebook to those shapeshifters of the sky.
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Celestial marvels merging science, literature, and art.

If you gaze dreamily at the sky, Richard Hamblyn's "Clouds: Nature and Culture" can enrich that simple pleasure with profound insights. Let your imagination soar through the realms of art and science, where clouds are not just weather phenomena, but muses that have inspired awe across centuries. Engage with this tapestry interweaving natural beauty and human creativity, and you might just find the skies more captivating than ever before.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.