Cloud Studies

"Cloud Studies" by Arthur William Clayden is a book from the early 1900s that digs into the world of clouds, working to improve scientists' knowledge and conversation about cloud shapes and sizes. Clayden tries to mix scientific study with the love for the natural artistry of the different clouds in the sky. Starting off, the book gets readers ready to learn about cloud study, pointing out how important it is to watch closely and place clouds into categories. Clayden tells the history of cloud watching, mentioning that there weren't always clear terms for clouds, celebrating the work of people like Luke Howard, who started a system of cloud names. He mentions how a more expanded terminology is needed to identify the many cloud types correctly and says that he plans to explore both common and unusual clouds in the same scientific way as those who came before him.