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As much a work of art as a testament to science, this revised, hardcover edition of the best-selling The Art of the Snowflake (now Capturing Snowflakes ) includes a laser-cut silver snowflake ornament in its cover and showcases 430+ images of snowflakes captured by the photo-microscope of the world’s leading expert on the subject, Kenneth Libbrecht, a professor of physics at Caltech who also served as a science consultant for Disney’s Frozen movies. The snow may seem unvaried to the naked eye, but the microscope reveals an amazing menagerie of beautiful crystalline forms . Building on the pioneering work of Wilson Bentley (1865-1931), Libbrecht has developed techniques for capturing images of snow crystals in unprecedented detail. While wondering at the hundreds of exquisite snowflake portraits , This book is a breathtaking look at the works of art that melt in an instant.
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Capturing Snowflakes, Kenneth Libbrecht
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- Jaar van publicatie
- 2021
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- Titel
- Capturing Snowflakes
- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- Kenneth Libbrecht
- Uitgever
- Voyageur Press
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2021
- Formaat
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0760369712
- ISBN13
- 9780760369715
- Reeks
- Tags
- Non-fictie
- Beoordeling
- 4,3 van 5
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- As much a work of art as a testament to science, this revised, hardcover edition of the best-selling The Art of the Snowflake (now Capturing Snowflakes ) includes a laser-cut silver snowflake ornament in its cover and showcases 430+ images of snowflakes captured by the photo-microscope of the world’s leading expert on the subject, Kenneth Libbrecht, a professor of physics at Caltech who also served as a science consultant for Disney’s Frozen movies. The snow may seem unvaried to the naked eye, but the microscope reveals an amazing menagerie of beautiful crystalline forms . Building on the pioneering work of Wilson Bentley (1865-1931), Libbrecht has developed techniques for capturing images of snow crystals in unprecedented detail. While wondering at the hundreds of exquisite snowflake portraits , This book is a breathtaking look at the works of art that melt in an instant.