Luke Howard Scientist

Luke Howard, FRS (28 November 1772 – 21 March 1864) was a British manufacturing chemist and an amateur meteorologist with broad interests in science. His lasting contribution to science is a nomenclature system for clouds, which he proposed in an 1802 presentation to the Askesian Society.

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Luke Howard
Birth dateNovember 28, 1772
Date of deathMarch 21, 1864

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