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The Snowflake Man: A Biography of Wilson A. Bentley [Paperback]

Duncan C. Blanchard (Author)
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"Two special qualities have made Duncan Blanchard a consistently outstanding writer among meteorologists. First, he apparently has never forgotten the flush of excitement that we all get when some mysterious beauty of nature is revealed to us for the first time. Second, with his gift for graceful prose, this premiere scientist easily makes his delight in nature ours as well." - Weatherwise, July/August 1999 "This book is obviously a labor of love, both well written and attractively designed." - Northern New Hampshire Magazine, November, 1998) "The saying, 'No two snowflakes are alike!' was originally coined by Wilson A. Bentley, a farmer, scientist and photographer from Jericho, Vermont. Just about everyone has seen one or more of the stunning photographs of snowflakes taken years ago by this amazing man....The Snowflake Man is a biography of Wilson Bentley who spent a lifetime studying the beauty and science of snow crystals. Anyone who loves nature and the snows of winter, as well as the fine sense of what life was like in those times, would like this read." - Windswept, the Quarterly Bulletin of the Mount Washington Observatory, Winter 1998

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The Snowflake Man is a biography of Wilson Alwyn Bentley, the farmer from Jericho, Vermont, who took more than five thousand photomicrographs of ice, dew, frost, and - especially - snow crystals. Although his photographs were taken between 1885 and 1931, they have never been equaled and are in great demand today. <P>Bentley's story is one of courage and persistence against tremendous odds. He taught himself how to photograph snow crystals through a microscope while still in his teens and then pursued his obsession for years before having the beauty and scientific value of his work recognized by others. The Snowflake Man lays open the life of a simple, self-educated, sensitive man who pursued natural beauty with microscope and camera for nearly fifty years. The book contains 30 black and white photographs.
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Wilson Alwyn Bentley seldom strayed far from his hometown of Jericho, Vermont. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars Unique Education, April 5 2000
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This book, as is snowflakes, is very unique. Illustrations are fantastic and tell a story of their own!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Unique Education, April 5 2000
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This book, as is snowflakes, is very unique. Illustrations are fantastic and tell a story of their own!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Warmest possible treatment of a delightfully chilly subject, Feb 2 1999
This review is from: The Snowflake Man: A Biography of Wilson A. Bentley (Paperback)
Author Blanchard brings humor, life, and compelling energy to an eccentric and an era previously hidden under a thick layer of (snow)dust. Bentley, generally considered an eccentric -- when considered at all -- was actually a dedicated scientist with an artist's eye and heart. What could have been dull scientific treatise actually reads with the smooth pull of a good novel.
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