The usual Old English word for cloud was weolcan. In Middle English, skie also originally meant cloud. The four fundamental types of cloud classification (cirrus, cumulus, stratus, nimbus) were proposed by British amateur meteorologist Luke Howard (1772-1864) in 1802. Figuratively, as something that casts a shadow, from early 15c.; hence under a cloud (c.1500).
Thanks for the A2A. Okay, the most famous song in the world is no doubt 'Happy Birthday', followed by various Christmas carols (since the majority of human population is Christian indeed and since Santa is a really famous guy), folk songs, army marches and national anthems.
Yesterday is a pop song originally recorded by The Beatles for their album Help! (1965). According to the Guinness Book of Records, Yesterday has the most cover versions of any song ever written.For the source and more detailed information concerning this issue, click on the related links section indicated below.ccording to the Guiness World Records the singer with the most number of songs recorded was the Indian female playback singer Lata Mangeshkar, But her name was removed in 199 â¦ 1. Which was replaced by another Indian playback singer, Dr K J Yesudas in 1991 (53000-still singing).