The Little Book of Snowflakes
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The Little Book of Snowflakes by Kenneth Libbrecht
Following the success of The Snowflake: Winter's Secret Beauty, this companion gift book features new, super-detailed photographs of snowflakes, detailed captions containing the science behind their beauty, and literary quotes relating to snow and nature.
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 | 9780896586529 |
| ISBN 10 | 0896586529 |
| Title | The Little Book of Snowflakes |
| Author | Kenneth Libbrecht |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc |
| Year published | 2004-11-05 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Prizes | Commended for Benjamin Franklin Award (Gift Book/Small Format) 2005 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |