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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/69254755 Title: The cloudspotter's guide : the science, history, and culture of clouds Author: Gavin Pretor-Pinney; Bill Sanderson; Cloud Appreciation Society Publisher: New York : Berkley Pub. Group, 2006. ISBN/ISSN: 0399532560 9780399532566 OCLC:69254755

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The cloudspotter's guide : the science, history, and culture of clouds

Author:	Gavin Pretor-Pinney; Bill Sanderson; Cloud Appreciation Society.
Publisher:	New York : Berkley Pub. Group, 2006.
Edition/Format:	Print book : English : Perigee hardcover edView all editions and formats
Database:	WorldCat
Summary:	Discusses the history, types, and cultural fascination with clouds and explains what they mean in terms of climate and weather.
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Subjects	Clouds -- Observers' manuals. Clouds.
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Genre/Form:	Handbooks, manuals, etc Observers' manuals
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Gavin Pretor-Pinney; Bill Sanderson; Cloud Appreciation Society. Find more information about:
ISBN:	0399532560 9780399532566
OCLC Number:	69254755
Notes:	"A Perigee Book." "An official publication of the Cloud Appreciation Society." Originally published: London : Hoddder & Stoughton (Sceptre ed.), 2006.
Description:	320 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Contents:	Introduction -- Cloud chart -- Classification table -- 1. Cumulus -- 2. Cumulonimbus -- 3. Stratus -- 4. Stratocumulus -- 5. Altocumulus -- 6. Altostratus -- 7. Nimbostratus -- 8. Cirrus -- 9. Cirrocumulus -- 10. Cirrostratus -- 11. The other clouds -- 12. Contrails -- 13. The morning glory.
Responsibility:	Gavin Pretor-Pinney ; chapter illustrations by Bill Sanderson.
More information:	Contributor biographical information Publisher description

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Discusses the history, types, and cultural fascination with clouds and explains what they mean in terms of climate and weather.

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