Ken Libbrecht's Field Guide to Snowflakes - Couverture rigide

Libbrecht, Kenneth

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0760326452 ISBN 13 : 9780760326459

Editeur : Voyageur Press, 2006

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Kenneth Libbrecht is a professor of physics at Caltech. A North Dakota native, he is the author of Voyageur Press’ The Snowflake, The Little Book of Snowflakes, and The Magic of Snowflakes: A Postcard Book. In the fall of 2006, the United States Postal Service introduced four stamps based on Libbrecht’s stunning snowflake photography.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Voyageur Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0760326452
• ISBN 13: 9780760326459
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 112
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible