Cloud atlas was published in 1802. It followed a similar effort in French by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1801. Howard's nomenclature defined four fundamental types of clouds: cirrus or thread-cloud, cumulus or heap-cloud, stratus or flat cloud (level sheet), and nimbus or rain-cloud (see Classification of clouds). There followed a long period of development of the field of meteorology and the classification of clouds, leading up to 1896, the International Year of Clouds. The history of this period is the subject of a popular book, "The Invention of Clouds". During that time, the Englishmen Rev. Clement Ley and Hon. Ralph Abercromby, were influential.
Sheet cake sprinkles and chocolate chips. By definition, they are made from a single continuous piece of cake. Ingredients such as nuts, chocolate chips, or coconut may be sprinkled over the top. A layer cake may be made from a sheet cake that has been split, filled with jam or icing, and frosted. A US commercial sheet cake pan is 18x24x2 or 18x26x2 inches in size. In the UK, Canada, and Australia a similar cake is referred to as a slab cake. Sheet cake A sheet cake is a cake baked in a large, flat rectangular pan such as a sheet pan