by Richard Hamblyn · Picador · tapa dura · ISBN 9780330391948
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«The Invention of Clouds» is Richard Hamblyn's essay on the history of science, published by Picador in hardcover (304 pages, in English).
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, amateur meteorologist Luke Howard classified clouds and gave them names, a milestone that revolutionized meteorology. Richard Hamblyn reconstructs his story and that of his era, showing how that nomenclature fascinated Romantic writers such as Goethe and Shelley before Howard fell into obscurity.
Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2001) and shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize (2002). First UK edition.
Intended for those who enjoy the history of science, meteorology, and biographies of forgotten figures.
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.
