Abstract
IN this volume Mr. Barber's object has not been to write a scientific treatise on cloud formation, but rather to put before us his own carefully made observations, and βto commend to the tourist, the cyclist, and the city man a delightful and refreshing field of study which may add a charm to a summer holiday.β With this object the book has been illustrated with a large number of excellent photographs and sketches, and contains many hints on the prognostic value of different appearances of the sky. We cannot help thinking that it would have gained in value if Mr. Barber had added, or, better still, prefaced, a short chapter on the classification, of clouds adopted by the International Committee. This would have familiarised his readers with the generally accepted terminology of the subject; the glossary partly answers this purpose, but it enumerates so many different cloud forms that it might become confusing to one entirely unfamiliar with the subject.
The Cloud World, its Features and Significance.
By Samuel Barber. Pp. xii + 139. (London: E. Stock, 1903.) Price 7s. 6d.
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The Cloud World, its Features and Significance . Nature 68, 436 (1903). https://doi.org/10.1038/068436a0
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