Publication date 5/10/21 144 pages
Everyone loves Christmas and I am no exception, I just love everything about snow and Ii was very interested in learning as much as I could about the science behind it all. The artistic pictures in this book are absolutely amazing. I was so happy when this book came up for review so I snapped it up straight away. Thank you Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this book.
If you are doing Ladyreading365 reading challenge this book will fit in the following prompts. #3 arts or photography, #34 winter read and #45 includes a hobby
Synopsis
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, find:
The science behind snowflakes, including how they form on a molecular level and the complex process that guarantees each one’s uniqueness
Field notes from Libbrecht’s photographic expeditions to the frozen north
The taxonomy of snowflakes and examples of each type: simple plates and prisms, columns and needles, capped columns, sectored plates, stellar plates, stellar dendrites, triangular crystals, double plates, split plates, split stars, and even rare twelve-branched snowflakes
Quotations about the wonder of snowflakes and nature from Aristotle, Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, and more
This book is a breathtaking look at the works of art that melt in an instant.
My Review
This book was fantastic, bring both science and the art of photography together. To enjoy learning about how snowflakes are formed and seeing the beautiful up close photographs leave me in awe. I loved this book so much I didn't want it to end. So I read it in small chucks each day, so I could savior each part. this is a wonderful book to have on your coffee table when people visit as a wonderful conversation point, especially in winter. I could of continued to read this book forever, seen as though there are millions of different snowflakes. This is such a fascinating subject. It also explains how we can all enjoy snow flake hunting and photographing them ourselves with in-expensive items. It even explains how we can create a snowflake slide that will last forever. Which is something I just can't wait to do. This book is so well written and very easy to understand anyone could read this book and learn some amazing facts and can be enjoyed by all. It amazes me how something so small can be so beautiful.
I can not praise the authors and publishing team for bringing together such a beautiful and stunning book that you can look at and read time and time again.
Where you can buy this book
Waterstones Hardcover £14.99
Google Books N/A
Barnes and Noble hardcover $19.99 Nook $14.99
Kobo N/A
Amazon Hardcover £11.45
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