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Snow Crystals by W. A. Bentley and W. J. Humphreys (1962, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-100486202879
ISBN-139780486202877
eBay Product ID (ePID)171889
Product Key Features
Book TitleSnow Crystals
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEarth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, Subjects & Themes / Historical, Clip Art
Publication Year1962
IllustratorYes
GenreDesign, Photography, Science
AuthorW. A. Bentley, W. J. Humphreys
Book SeriesDover Pictorial Archive Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight27.7 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal551.57
Table Of ContentPREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PART I THE SNOW CRYSTAL HISTORY TAKING THE SNOW CRYSTAL'S PICTURE SOME FACTS OF OBSERVATION CLASSIFICATION CIRCUMSTANCES OF OCCURRENCE MARKINGS SHAPES OF CAVITIES PARASITIC CRYSTALS PICTURE CRYSTALS CRYSTALLOGRAPHY OF THE SNOW CRYSTAL PECULIAR CRYSTALS PARTIAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE ICE CRYSTAL "PART II THE SNOWFLAKE'S CLOSEST OF KIN, AND ITS COUSIN, THE DEWDROP" ICE FLOWERS WINDOWPANE FROST DEW AND FROST RIME GLAZE SLEET GRAUPEL
SynopsisOver 2,000 photomicrographs of snowflakes, plus slides of frost, rime, glaze, dew, and hail. Introduction by meteorologist W. J. Humphreys discusses techniques of photographing snow crystals, science of crystallography, classification, and markings. "Page after page of patterns, one more beautiful than the next." -- Country Journal. 202 plates., "Offers valuable material not only to students of crystallography but also to those of the arts." -- The New York Times Did you ever try to photograph a snowflake? The procedure is very tricky. The work must be done rapidly in extreme cold, for even body heat can melt a rare specimen that has been painstakingly mounted. The lighting must be just right to reveal all the nuances of design without producing heat. But the results can be rewarding, as the work of W. A. Bentley proved. For almost half a century, Bentley caught and photographed thousands of snowflakes in his workshop at Jericho, Vermont, and made available to scientists and art instructors samples of his remarkable work. In 1931, the American Meteorological Society gathered together the best of these photomicrographs, plus some slides of frost, glaze, dew on vegetation and spider webs, sleet, and soft hail, and a text by W. J. Humphreys, and had them published. That book is here reproduced, unaltered, and unabridged. Over 2,000 beautiful crystals on these pages reveal the wonder of nature's diversity in uniformity; no two are alike, yet all are based on a common hexagon. The introductory text covers the technique of photographing snow crystals, classification, the fundamentals of crystallography, and markings. There are also brief discussions of the nature and cause of ice flowers, windowpane frost, dew, rime, sleet, and graupel. The book is of great value both to students of ice forms and for textile and other designers who can use the natural designs of these snow crystals in their work. Every photograph is royalty-free; you may use up to 10 without fees, permission, or acknowledgement. "A most unusual and very readable book." -- Nature, Over 2,000 clear photomicrographs printed on black background of snow crystals. Also frost, rime, hail, etc. Brief text on methodology of research. Absolutely inexhaustible source of design. 202 plates., Over 2,000 clear photomicrographs printed on black background of snow crystals. Also frost, rime, hail, and more. Brief text on methodology of research. Absolutely inexhaustible source of design. 202 plates.
LC Classification NumberQC929.S7B4
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