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How did clouds get their names?
| Content Provider | TED Ed |
|---|---|
| Author | Hamblyn, Richard |
| Description | The naming of clouds in the early 19th century had a big impact on the science of meteorology, which quickly became an organised scientific discipline. Today, the World Meteorological Organization in Geneva publishes the official cloud classification that is still based on Luke Howard's original names. Although Luke Howard's cloud names are now more than 200 years old, the naming of clouds is still going on today, with new names being added to the official classification. The latest is the newly identified cloud 'Asperitas', from the Latin for 'roughened'. The name was thought up by the founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society, an international organization devoted to the study and appreciation of clouds around the world. Luke Howard's cloud classification also had a major impact on the arts, with painters such as John Constable looking up from the landscape to examine and paint clouds with renewed attention. Constable painted more than 100 cloud studies, which are now among his most popular works. This Brainpickings essay, based on Richard Hamblyn's book, The Invention of Clouds, tells the story of Luke Howard and his revolutionary language of the skies. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Teaching & Education Earth Science Space Science Environmental Science Science Technology Problem Solving Information Literacy Critical Thinking Mathematics Measurement |
| Content Type | Video |
| Time Required | PT5M7S |
| Education Level | Class IX Class X Class XI Class XII |
| Pedagogy | Lecture cum Demonstration |
| Resource Type | Video Lecture |
| Subject | Physical Geography Space Science Library and Information Science |
