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Clouds: How to Identify Nature's Most Fleeting Forms

Clouds: How to Identify Nature's Most Fleeting Forms

$29.95 at The Getty Museum.

A one-of-a-kind illustrated guide to clouds, cloud formations, and the artists who painted them The mystery of clouds has captivated scientists and artists alike. This unique book shows you how to use the meteorological techniques of nephology to identify these elusive and transmutable shapes. It curates, classifies, and measures every species—including those recently discovered—considering the height, size, texture, arrangement, modifications, and movement of their many shifting forms. Clouds blends a lively…