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Snowflakes
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The Bentley Collection 
 Snow crystal photomicrographs (photographs taken through a microscope) obtained by "America's First Cloud Physicist," Wilson Alwyn Bentley (1865-1931). Discusses snow crystals and their history, as well as snow crystal classification. Browsable and searchable; also find images by classification, such as "fernlike crystal." From the Schwerdtfeger Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://library.ssec.wisc.edu/bentley/ Topics: Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photography, Technology Last updated Jan 23, 2007 Snow Crystals
Information about the physics of snow crystals and snowflakes as well as the history of early scientific observations and photographs, how to take photos, various classification schemes, preserving snow crystals, ice crystal halos, and unusual forms of the snowflakes. There are also images of ice crystals grown in the lab. Related links are provided. http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/ Topics: Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Weather Last updated Feb 24, 2003 Wilson A. Bentley: The Snowflake Man
A site dedicated to the Vermont farmer who "attracted world attention with his pioneering work in the area of photomicrography, most notably his extensive work with snow crystals (commonly known as snowflakes)." It features articles, a FAQ, a message board, and links. (Bentley also inspired Snowflake Bentley, winner of the 1999 Caldecott Medal for illustration.) http://www.snowflakebentley.com/ Topics: Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photography, Technology Last updated Dec 11, 2008 |
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