Snowflakes - Tapa dura

Caltech professor of physics Libbrecht explains in layman's terms how snow works, while Rasmussen's photographs of individual crystals are stunning for their detail. --The Guardian--Kenneth Libbrecht, as we can see from his spectacular photos of snowflakes, is in his element when the white stuff falls. The physics professor from California has been shooting flakes for the past 11 years and is now showcasing his amazing results in a book, The Snowflake. --The Mirror, January, 2009--excellent - full of amzing photographs of snowflakes by a mster photographer.....captures the beauty of these crystal marvels completely --Daily Mail, January, 2009--Cal Tech physicist kenneth Libbercht aka Dr snow has once again brought out the amazing beauty of snow crystals to the attention of the public. His new book presents more microphotgraphy of new crystals...Packed with never before seen dazzeling colour images, and accompanied by literary quotes on the beauty of snow, this is a stunning look at 'Natures secret beauty', Cross Country skier--Libbrecht has travelled form Fairbanks, Alaska, to a research station above the arctic circle in northern sweden to study the formation of snow crystals. His microscopic photos on display in his latest book show the intricate variety of snow crytals, and revelas the rigourous laws of nature that shape them--Discovery Magazine -- collected and photographed throguh a microscope by the world's leading snow crystal scientist, Ken Libbrect, and are published in his new book --The Guardian -- Holiday time always means snow, whetehr it's really outside your window or just inside your mind. this season, give a snow-lover Snowfalkes by Libbrecht. This thick palm sized book is filled with amazing photographs of individual flakes of snow, which snowcase their beauty and fragility. Nobody who loves the holidays should be without this book, so get two: one to give and one to keep -- Metroline--The micro-photogarphy of libbrech seems to confirm the cliche that no two are alike. iterspersed with the lovely images are quotes from scientists, naturalists, and poets--SciTech Book News-- if snowflakes and their unique, individual looks fascinate you, you'll love this book. Dr Kenneth libbrecht has used microphotography to caoture up-close looks at 250 snowfalkes - and they're all amazing. ome are lacy while others look more like crystals. Still others are a spiral of feathered ice and some look more like a six-sided medallion.It will be a talked-about book on any coffe table --Colorado Country Life, December 2009--Another Wow! book from Libbrecht...contains a whopping 512 pages of which 450 are snowflake phootgraphs..a welcome adittion to the Libbrecht shlef in my library. And so it should be to yours. --island net dot com--Cal Tech physicist kenneth Libbercht aka Dr snow has once again brought out the amazing beauty of snow crystals to the attention of the public. His new book presents more microphotgraphy of new crystals...Packed with never before seen dazzeling colour images, and accompanied by literary quotes on the beauty of snow, this is a stunning look at 'Natures secret beauty', Cross Country skier--Libbrecht has travelled form Fairbanks, Alaska, to a research station above the arctic circle in northern sweden to study the formation of snow crystals. His microscopic photos on display in his latest book show the intricate variety of snow crytals, and revelas the rigourous laws of nature that shape them--Discovery Magazine -- collected and photographed throguh a microscope by the world's leading snow crystal scientist, Ken Libbrect, and are published in his new book --The Guardian -- Holiday time always means snow, whetehr it's really outside your window or just inside your mind. this season --island net dot com

SNOWFLAKES showcases individual crystals using stunning micro-photography to explore a world of beauty and fascination, with literary quotes and scientific information to guide the reader --New Classics, January, 2010

Another Wow! book from Libbrecht...contains a whopping 512 pages of which 450 are snowflake phootgraphs..a welcome adittion to the Libbrecht shlef in my library. And so it should be to yours. --island net dot com

A cute giftbook packed with glorious color microphotography of real snow crystals by Dr. Snow—Caltech physicist Kenneth Libbrecht. His photos of snowflakes have appeared in National Geographic, the New York Times, and on Martha Stewart’s TV show, as well as numerous other places. This thick “cube” book is packed with a blizzard’s worth of amazing images as well as literary quotes on the beauty of snow.