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Book Title: Invention of Clouds : How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies
Item Length: 8.5in.
Item Height: 0.7in.
Item Width: 5.5in.
Author: Richard Hamblyn
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Weather, Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, Social Scientists & Psychologists
Publisher: Picador
Publication Year: 2002
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Science
Item Weight: 13.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
