The strength of this book lies in its plentiful assortment of marvelous pictures, more than you can ask for. Bentley web site, which also describes the bentley museum in jericho, vermont. Snow crystals dover pictorial archive paperback june 1, 1962. Snow crystals ebook snow crystal, snowflake bentley. Snowflake bentley book movie on youtube snowflake bentley. Anyone who has stood outside on a cold, crisp snowy day and caught snow crsytals on an upturned mitten and marveled at their exquisite beauty will enjoy this book.
Wilson bentley introduced the world to his study of snow, but it didnt stop there. Dec 30, 2019 he amassed a collection of 5,381 photographs that was published in his magnum opus, titled snow crystals. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. His painstakingly prepared images were remarkable revelations of natures. People didnt know how unique and beautiful snow flakes could be until wilson b. Blog keep up to date of the snowflake bentley official site and give input to help us reach other people who may be interested in bentleys work. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Wilson bentley is still known as an expert on snowflakes, and made history with his love for snow. The book focuses on his techniques and specific interests in snow. Reviewed in the united states on december 20, 2010. Wilson alwyn bentley 18651931, famous for his photomicrographs of snowflakes, prepared sets of glass lantern slides of dew, frost and ice crystals. Sadly it was the last book he wrote before he died. Many of these sets found their way to colleges and universities around the united states. Fascinating, uplifting and strangely calming discover snow crystals.
The way the book is arranged starts off with simple snow crystal structure. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. He amassed a collection of 5,381 photographs that was published in his magnum opus, titled snow crystals. T hree years bentleys senior, humphreys was born in 1862, in gap mills, west virginia. Snow crystals dover pictorial archive 9780486202877 by bentley, w. The university of wisconsins department of atmospheric and oceanic sciences donated their collection to the schwerdtfeger library in 2000. Vermont snowflakes is the officially authorized makers of snowflake bentley fine prints and collectibles. He lived to see snow crystals, a book of his snow crystals images. Bentley this is supposedly the more detailed book than the book snowflakes in photographs by bentley. By the end of his life, bentley had photographed more than 5,000 snow crystals, released a book of his images, and wrote numerous articles about his work and weather observations that were.
Most of the book pages 24 through 226 consists of reproductions of photographic plates showing snow crystals, with examples also of ice, windowpane frost, dew and frost, and glaze. Bentley prepared boxes of lantern slides of dew, frost, snow crystals, and clouds and sold them primarily to colleges and universities in the united states. It shows his incredible work and the most amazing snowflake images that one has ever seen. Bentleys original glass slide photographs of snow crystals, and includes dynamic resources to further an. Wilson snowflake bentley contracted pneumonia while walking six miles through a severe snowstorm and died on december 23, 1931. By age sixtysix with the help of other scientists, bentley had his pictures made into a book called snow crystals. Bentley, popularly known as the snowflake man, was born on the family farm at. Bentleys extraordinarily beautiful photographs of snow crystals and related forms that appeared in the 1931 edition by the mcgrawhill book company. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading snow crystals dover pictorial archive. Humphreys, mcgrawhill, 1931, reprinted in its entirety by dover publications in 1962. Visit your local library or order from an online company a copy of wilson bentleys book, snow crystals. Bentley took the time and had the persistence to photograph so many snow crystals they truly are intricate and gorgeous with so many designs the beautiful, magical, breathtaking artwork of god that fills the soul with wonder and awe. This is a great book to introduce a unit on diversity. It is done in only black and white as this book was published in the 1900s.
It contained 2500 selected snow crystal photos plus 100 of frost and dew formation. The book has since been republished by dover books. The bentley snow crystal collection of the buffalo museum of science is a digital library. The publication of this book, entitled snow crystals, introduced the world to the beauty, complexity, and diversity of snow crystals. 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. During his lifetime, bentley photographed more than 5,000 snow crystals and his innovative images of thempublished in magazines including national geographic, popular science, and scientific americanbecame so iconic that he was nicknamed snowflake bentley. Bentley, 9780486202877, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
The caldecott medal winner in 1999 for the bestillustrated childrens book was snowflake bentley, which remembers bentleys life. It bore the title snow crystals, and the text was supplied by william j. Wilson alwyn bentley, dictionary of american biography. Jan 06, 2014 unsubscribe from its okay to be smart. That component was bentleys one book, titled simply snow crystals and published in 1931 with the help of william jackson humphreys, who received his phd in physics at johns hopkins in 1897.
Finally, as the crystals fall from the clouds, they stick together to form snow. The book contained more than 2400 snow crystal images, no two of them alike. It slowly progresses through thousands of snowflakes, from simplest to intricate doilylike flakes. Buy snow crystals by w a bentley, w j humphreys online at alibris. Horn book wilson bentley was fascinated by snow, in childhood and adulthood, and, practically speaking, is the one who discovered snow crystals, by photographing them in all their variation. Bentleys collection now numbers 4,200 photomicrographs. Snowflake bentley digital book published on dec 2015 e book, read aloud, snow, winter by cindy mckinney the familiar phrase wearing your heart on your sleeve took on a whole new meaning during the 2016 consumer electronics show ces in las vegas. This book is the actual snowflake publication as referenced in the childrens book snowflake bentley. Unabridged and unaltered republication of the work first published by the mcgrawhill book comp.
Bentley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Plainspoken as a vermonters speech, jacqueline martins text is also lyrical. Bentley s original glass slide photographs of snow crystals, and includes dynamic resources to further an appreciation and understanding of bentley and his work. 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. Listen to the online radiolab podcast, crystal bliss, to. Snow crystals dover pictorial archive kindle edition by bentley, w. There was wilson bentleys classic 1931 reference, and ukichiro nakayas excellent 1954 text, but little else. Dec 06, 2019 by the end of his life, bentley had photographed more than 5,000 snow crystals, released a book of his images, and wrote numerous articles about his work and weather observations that were.
A typical page shows 12 snow crystals, so there well over 2,000 examples in this book of. There is one nice photograph of bentley at his camera which is charming, but for the most part, this book is dedicated to the snow crystals themselves. Any child who has cut a foldedpaper snowflake will appreciate wilson bentleys infatuation with the beautiful and intricate designs of snow crystals. Snowflake bentley, houghton mifflin company, unnumbered pages. His book snow crystals was published by mcgrawhill shortly before his death, and is still in print today. The bentley snow crystal collection of the buffalo museum of science is a digital library providing a highquality collection of stunning, unretouched images of wilson a. Sources for the factual material are credited, and a final page features photographs of bentley at work and three of his actual snowflake slides. This book tells the story of wilson bentley, a vermont man who devoted his life to studying and photographing snow. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read snow crystals. Bentley exhibit from the earliest days of our childhood, many of us can remember hearing the phrase no two snowflakes are alike. He would go on to capture more than 5000 snowflakes during his.
Keep up to date of the snowflake bentley official site and give input to help us reach other people who may be interested in bentleys work. Offers valuable material not only to students of crystallography but. Details about his life, techniques of photomicrography, and a virtual tour. Bentleys lifelong home is listed on the national register. Over 2,000 beautiful snow crystals, photographed by bentley over a period of 50 years ending in 1930 and first published by the american meteorological society, with introductory text covering the technique of photographing snow crystals, classification, fundamentals of crystallography. About the bentley collection schwerdtfeger library home. This discovery was made by a man named wilson bentley, a farmer from vermont, who became affectionately known as snowflake bentley.
In 1931, the book snow crystalsfeaturing 2,500 of his photographs and. Humphreys 1962, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. He says the beauty of snow was known long ago for in the book of job is hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow. Finally, as the crystals fall from the clouds, they stick together to. I would have loved a little bit more of text, detailing the experimental procedure of photographing snow crystals, the description found here is very rough. Humphrey was published by mcgrawhill in november 1931. The introductory text covers the technique of photographing snow crystals, classification, the fundamentals of crystallography, and markings. Snow crystals by w a bentley, w j humphreys alibris.
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