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Image: screenshot from "Earth: An animated map of global wind and weather" (https://earth.nullschool.net).
The Science of Snowflakes: Dr. Kenneth Libbrecht, Caltech physicistDr. Libbrecht has explored the unique designs of snowflakes for many years. Visit SnowCrystals.com or the Library's digital copy of his book to learn more about snow crystals and what you might see in the next snowfall.
Image: Snow crystal photograph by Dr. Kenneth Libbrecht, not dated, SnowCrystals.com. Used with permission.
One of the first people to record images of snow crystals and discover that the designs were never duplicated was Wilson A. Bentley (1865–1931) of Vermont, who became known as "Snowflake Bentley." Through the use of a microscope and camera, known as "photomicrography", he was able to take detailed images of individual snowflakes before they disappeared.
Image: "A Dendrite Star Snowflake", by Wilson A. Bentley, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 31, Box 12, Folder 17, Negative no. 332
