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Ken Libbrecht's Field Guide to Snowflakes
| Author: Kenneth LibbrechtFormat: Hardcover, 112 Pages Item: 143354 ISBN: 9780760326459 Publisher: Voyageur Press Specs Illustrations: Color Ill: 272 Size: 5.25 x 8 x .3125 Weight: 0.75 lb. Edition: First Published: October 1st 2006 DC: AP List Price: $12.95 $9.71 All discounts based on list price. No trade discounts available from sale price. In Stock |
Snowflakes are temporary works of art, tiny crystalline masterpieces, each as different from the next as one person is from another. If you would like to look closer at these marvelous creations - and understand their patterns - this handy, pocket-sized book will serve as your introduction to the art and science of the snowflake. As entertaining as it is informative, this comprehensive field guide describes the many different types of snowflakes, where and how to find them, and what can be learned from their intricate structures and patterns. Also included are handy tips for intrepid snowflake hunters, including what type of snowflakes to expect during certain weather conditions, opportune ways for capturing them (the author prefers the brightly-lit tops of parking garages at night, for example). Illustrated with Libbrecht's own remarkable microphotographs of real snowflakes, the book is itself a work of art, as delightful to look at as it is to learn from, and as full of wonder as it is rich with answers. An excellent guide for snowflake lovers, classrooms, family fun, as well as the serious or amateur scientist. |
The Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo), Dec. 9, 2006
“It’s a fun little book that shows nature’s art in great detail.”
Chicago Sun Times, Dec. 6, 2006
“Libbrecht is one of the foremost experts on snow. His recently published Field Guide to Snowflakes (Voyageur Press) is his fourth book on the subject, and his work is included in a new exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.”
NJ Family Life, January 2007
“This captivating introduction to the science behind snowflakes is highlighted by the author’s own snowflake microphotographs.”
The International Journal of Meteorology, March 2007
“This book really tells the reader almost all he could possibly want to know about the humble snowflake, and certainly made your reviewer ache for an ‘old-fashioned winter’ so that he could use this valuable book in the field.”
Hamptons.com, Nov. 20, 2007
“A handy, pocket-sized book that offers tips for intrepid snowflake hunters, including what type of snowflakes to expect during certain weather conditions, and opportune ways
for capturing them. You can find and buy the book from the publisher or at any major bookstore.”
Contents An Introduction to Snowflake Watching 7 Part I: Understanding Snowflakes Snowflake Fundamentals 10 The Morphology Diagram 11 Snowflake Symmetry 12 No Two Alike? 13 Crystal Faceting 16 The Branching Instability 18 Faceting versus Branching 19 The Knife-Edge Instability 21 Ridges, Ribs, and Rims 24 Sublimation 27 Rime 28 Snowflake Classification 30 The Origin of Snow 32 Part II: Field Guide Hieroglyphics in Ice 34 Simple Prisms 35 Stellar Plates 39 Sectored Plates 49 Stellar Dendrites 55 Fernlike Stellar Dendrites 59 Hollow Columns 64 Needles 67 Capped Columns 69 Double Plates 75 Hollow Plates 77 Split Plates and Split Stars 82 Scrolls and Chandeliers 85 Bullet Rosettes &nbs |
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