Snowflake
by Kenneth Libbrecht
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Author: Kenneth LibbrechtEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-10-31
ISBN: 1841072532
Number of pages: 112
Publisher: Colin Baxter Publications
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Book Review: Beautiful Photography and Science of Snowflake Creation
Summary: 5 Stars
Caltech physics professor Kenneth Libbrecht and photographer Patricia Rasmussen have put together a beautiful dissertation on the awesome formation and science behind snowflake formation--as much as is currently known, that is--there is still much to be deciphered in one of Nature's most beautiful and mysterious creations, but the basics are all here and depicted in beautiful detail along with easy to understand science. No two snow crystals are alike, but there are a multitude of basic design categories indexed.
This book is book in a coffee-table format and the many photos are top quality and breathtaking.
Libbrecht has also published a small photo catalog of over 140 beautiful snow crystals ("The Little Book of Snowflakes") in stunning detail and this makes a great companion book. Libbrecht's website has much more snowflake info (snowcrystals.com).
Summary of Snowflake
Snowflakes may be an everyday, common subject, but youve never seen them like this! A collection of amazing photography of snow crystals using a unique system designed to take super-detailed micro images of these miniature ice masterpieces, "The Snowflake" is an extraordinary look at a seemingly ordinary object. Author Kenneth Libbrecht, a physics professor at Caltech and the pre-eminent snow-crystal researcher, discusses the physics and mythology of snow and how snow crystals are made. Photographer Patricia Rasmussen presents remarkable color micro-photography of snowflakes, and also discusses the history of snow-crystal micro-photography as invented by farmer Wilson Bentley.
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