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The Snowflake
| Author: Kenneth LibbrechtFormat: Hardcover, 112 Pages Item: 141808 ISBN: 9780896586307 Publisher: Voyageur Press Specs Size: 8.8125 x 10.25 x 0.56 Weight: 1.563 lb. Published: November 17th 2003 DC: AP List Price: $20.00 $15.00 All discounts based on list price. No trade discounts available from sale price. In Stock |
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. |
Los Angeles Times, Feb. 16, 2006 (circ.: Orange County edition: 187,300; LA edition: 908,000; Valley edition: 200,600)"With a series of books, photographs and a Web site (www.snowcrystals.com) that gets 2 million hits a year, Libbrecht is expanding his snowflake empire this year when the U.S. Postal Service issues a commemorative four-stamp set with his snow crystal photos. Later, a new Libbrecht book will hit the stands: a pocket-sized field guide to snowflake types that will make it easy for every man to identify and classify nature's frozen art."
The Polar Times (official publication of the American Polar Society), January 2006 (circ. unavailable)"Anyone who appreciates the handsome, intricate symmetry of snow crystals must buy Kenneth Libbrecht's book."
Home Education Magazine Dec. 1, 2007
“For the truly snow-obsessed, The Snowflake is an excellent overview of the history, science, and art of snowflakes, illustrated with exquisite photographs.”
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October 25,2010
Congratulations to Dr. Kenneth Libbrecht, winner of the 2010 Linnert Nilsson Award, the world’s most prestigious distinction in scientific and medical photography, presented annually in honor of the legendary Swedish photographer Lennert Nilsson. Learn More.
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