Awards
- Commended for Benjamin Franklin Award (Gift Book/Small Format) 2005
Overview
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.
Full Product Details
Author: Kenneth Libbrecht ,
Kenneth George Libbrecht
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Imprint: Voyageur Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 14.00cm
Weight: 0.236kg
ISBN: 9780896586529
ISBN 10: 0896586529
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 05 November 2004
Recommended Age: From 0 to 0 years
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
"Bulletin of the American Meteorology Society, Fall 2005 (circ.: 12,000)""This miniature companion book features new, highly detailed photographs of snowflakes, with captions that discuss the science behind their beauty and literary quotes relating to snow and nature."""
Bulletin of the American Meteorology Society, Fall 2005 (circ.: 12,000) This miniature companion book features new, highly detailed photographs of snowflakes, with captions that discuss the science behind their beauty and literary quotes relating to snow and nature.
Bulletin of the American Meteorology Society, Fall 2005 (circ.: 12,000) This miniature companion book features new, highly detailed photographs of snowflakes, with captions that discuss the science behind their beauty and literary quotes relating to snow and nature.
Bulletin of the American Meteorology Society , Fall 2005 (circ.: 12,000) This miniature companion book features new, highly detailed photographs of snowflakes, with captions that discuss the science behind their beauty and literary quotes relating to snow and nature.
Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift. Bulletin of the American Meteorology Society , Fall 2005 (circ.: 12,000) This miniature companion book features new, highly detailed photographs of snowflakes, with captions that discuss the science behind their beauty and literary quotes relating to snow and nature. Bulletin of the American Meteorology Society, Fall 2005 (circ.: 12,000) This miniature companion book features new, highly detailed photographs of snowflakes, with captions that discuss the science behind their beauty and literary quotes relating to snow and nature. Bulletin of the American Meteorology Society, Fall 2005 (circ.: 12,000) This miniature companion book features new, highly detailed photographs of snowflakes, with captions that discuss the science behind their beauty and literary quotes relating to snow and nature.
Author Information
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.
