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The snowflake man

a biography of Wilson A. Bentley

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An edition of The snowflake man (1998)

The snowflake man

a biography of Wilson A. Bentley

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The Snowflake Man is a biography of Wilson Bentley, a farmer from Jericho, Vermont, who spent a lifetime (1865-1931) studying the beauty and science of snow crystals. While still in his teens he taught himself how to photograph the intricate but transient crystals, and then he endured years of indifference and scorn as others around him derided his fascination before the artistic and scientific value of his study became known to scientists and the general public. Bentley was the originator of the well-known saying "No two snowflakes are alike!" and his more than 5,000 photographs of snow crystals are widely recognized and admired for their enduring beauty and quality. - Back cover.

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McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, University of Nebraska Press
Language
English
Pages
237

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Subjects
Snowflakes, Meteorologists, Photographers, Biography, Nature photography, United states, biography
People
W. A. Bentley (1865-1931)
Places
United States

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Blacksburg, Va

Table of Contents

Prologue
In the beginning
Growing up
The magnificent obsession
The formative years
The pioneers
The treasures of the snow
Even on Christmas Day
Raindrops and dough pellets
A prophet without honor
The three women
A discovery not made
The long silence
A silence broken
No two smiles are alike
Riding the lecture circuit
Do not go gentle
Bibliography
Wilson Bentley's published articles

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-223) and index.

Copyright Date
1998

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
551.5/092, B
Library of Congress
QC858.B46 B55 1998, QC858.B46B55 1998

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
xv, 237 p.
Number of pages
237
Dimensions
23 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL347442M
Internet Archive
snowflakemanbiog0000blan
ISBN 10
0939923718
ISBN 13
9780939923717
LCCN
98006561
OCLC/WorldCat
38853801
Library Thing
1430598
Goodreads
720527

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