MARCEL BEYER - CLOUD STUDIES: WOLKENSTUDIEN, CLOUD STUDIES

MARCEL BEYER
Cloud Studies: Wolkenstudien, Cloud Studies

Published by Spector Books, 2011
Book size 28 x 21 cm
Pages 272 pages + 57 images (color) + 96 images (b/w)
Hardcover
Language German, English and French
Second edition of 2013
Good condition
ISBN: 9783940064998

“Clouds are fleeting entities – studying them so as to correctly classify, name and read their forms were considered in the 19th and early 20th centuries an important step in coming to understand the secrets of the atmosphere. In its early stages photography offered scientists completely new ways of depicting clouds. They used cameras to make precise, lifelike images, which provided in turn insights into the interaction of clouds and the atmosphere. Helmut Völter's Cloud Studies presents six different stations of scientific cloud photography, from its beginnings in the 1880s to the images made by the first weather satellites in the 1960s. Each of the six chapters represents a very different scientific and photographic perspective of clouds.” Publisher statement

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"Clouds are ephemeral entities - studying them to classify, name, and correctly read their shapes was considered an important step in understanding the secrets of the atmosphere in the 19th and early 20th centuries. In its early days, photography offered scientists entirely new ways to depict clouds. They used cameras to create precise, lifelike images, which in turn provided information about the interaction of clouds and the atmosphere. Helmut Völter's Cloud Studies presents six different stations of scientific cloud photography, from its beginnings in the 1880s to images made by the first weather satellites in the 1960s. Each of the six chapters represents a very different scientific and photographic perspective on clouds." Editor's notes