On Nov 11, 3:11 pm, Michael Tobis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I wonder why I don't know who that was who first
> understood what a storm cloud is.

The answer seems to be James Espy in 1841.  His understanding is
summarized here:

http://www.stormtrack.org/archive/0566.htm

Full text of his _The Philosophy of Storms_ is here:

http://books.google.com/books?id=KGsAAAAAMAAJ&dq=James+P.+Espy+philosophy+storms&pg=PA98&ots=G0LwpShDnp&sig=L8GzFqwRzIRrTkTeuGDEB-AkX1s&prev=http://www.google.com/search%3Fhl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26q%3DJames%2BP.%2BEspy%2Bphilosophy%2Bstorms%26btnG%3DSearch&sa=X&oi=print&ct=result&cd=1&cad=legacy#PPR9,M1


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