Ken Libbrecht's Field Guide to Snowflakes
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Ken Libbrecht's Field Guide to Snowflakes by Kenneth Libbrecht
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.
Kenneth Libbrecht is a professor of physics at Caltech, where he studies the molecular dynamics of crystal growth, especially how ice crystals grow from water vapor, which is essentially the physics of snowflakes. He has authored several books on this topic, including The Snowflake: Winter's Secret Beauty, The Art of the Snowflake, and Ken Libbrecht's Field Guide to Snowflakes. He lives in Pasadena with his wife, Rachel Wing. They have two children.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780760326459 |
| ISBN 10 | 0760326452 |
| Title | Ken Libbrecht's Field Guide to Snowflakes |
| Author | Kenneth Libbrecht |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc |
| Year published | 2006-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Prizes | Commended for Benjamin Franklin Award (Environment) 2007 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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