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photo above shows snowflake-related books published by Kenneth Libbrecht and
collaborators, along with various reprint editions and translations
into Chinese, Russian, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Greek,
Estonian, and Latvian. Here's the publication timeline:
1. The Snowflake: Winter's Secret Beauty, with photographer Patricia
Rasmussen, Voyageur Press, October 2003.
2. The Little Book of Snowflakes, Voyageur Press, October 2004.
3. The Magic of Snowflakes, Voyageur Press, October 2005.
4. Ken Libbrecht's Field Guide to Snowflakes, Voyageur Press, October
2006.
5. The Art of the Snowflake, Voyageur Press, October 2007.
6. Snowflakes, Voyageur Press, October 2008.
7. The Secret Life of a Snowflake, Voyageur Press, January 2010.
8. The Snowflake: Winter's Frozen Artistry, with Rachel Wing, Voyageur
Press, October 2015.
9. Capturing Snowflakes, with Rachel Wing, Voyageur Press, August 2021.
10. Snow Crystals: A Case Study in Spontaneous Structure Formation,
Princeton University Press, November 2021.
When I first became interested in
snow crystals (~1998), I was struck by how few books were available on
the subject. There was the classic Snow
Crystals, by Wilson Bentley and W. J. Humphreys
(1931), and Ukichiro Nakaya's outstanding 1954 monograph Snow Crystals: Natural and Artificial...
but overall the subject had been largely overlooked. So I wrote a book
all about snowflakes (The Snowflake:
Winter's Secret Beauty), collaborating with
Patricia Rasmussen on the photographs. And then I wrote another using
my own photos, and
then another, and several more after
that, some coauthored with Rachel Wing. It's been a good run. More
details are below....
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Snow
Crystals: A Case Study in Spontaneous Structure Formation
by Kenneth G. Libbrecht
Princeton University Press, 2021 (and China Meteorological Press, 2026)
This
440-page tome describes the science of snow-crystal formation in
considerable detail, including the physics of ice crystal growth,
molecular attachment kinetics, diffusion-limited growth, computational
modeling,
experimental studies, and photographic techniques. If you are
interested in the science of snowflakes, this is the book for you. But if you are not inclined to purchase
the book, there is also a
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Snowflake: Winter's Frozen Artistry
by Kenneth Libbrecht and Rachel Wing
In a nutshell, Rachel Wing and I tell the story of the snowflake
in this popular-science book.
We include some science, history, anecdotes, and lots of photographs.
We explain what snowflakes are and why they look like they do. We
describe the different types of natural snowflakes, plus laboratory-grown
snowflakes, photographing snowflakes,
and how you can make your own snowflake "fossils" using superglue.
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The
Secret Life of a Snowflake
by Kenneth Libbrecht
This is a delightful children's book about snowflakes, but grown-ups
like it too!
It's a quick read, with lots of pictures and illustrations,
describing the basic science of snowflakes. It even shows you the
correct way to cut a six-sided snowflake out of paper! |
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The
Art of the Snowflake: A Photographic Album
by Kenneth Libbrecht
This is a large-format "coffee-table" book of snowflake photographs,
filled with gorgeous photos of all kinds of snowflakes, accompanied by brief
descriptions and anecdotes along the way. This book is all
about capturing the beauty of these amazing crystals.
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Ken
Libbrecht's Field Guide to Snowflakes
This pocket-sized book describes all the
different types of snowflakes and snow crystals you are likely to find
falling from the clouds. Read this book and you will be a snowflake
expert. With just a simple magnifier and a quiet
winter snowfall, you too can see for yourself the amazing variety of
snowflake
forms! |
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Snowflakes
This "chunky" book (6.4 inches square, 512 pages) showcases a great
many
photos of snowflakes, together with short descriptions, anecdotes, and
quite a few quotations about snow and winter. Basically it is a fun
gift book for just about anyone. |
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The
Little Book of Snowflakes
A petite gift book with snowflake photos and thoughtful
quotations. |
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The
Snowflake: Winter's Secret Beauty
by Kenneth Libbrecht, with photos by Patricia Rasmussen
This was the world's first popular-science book
focusing on how
snowflakes form in nature, complete with many photos. This was the book that started my book publishing journey.
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Capturing
Snowflakes
by Kenneth Libbrecht & Rachel Wing
Another snowflake gift book, this one included a snowflake ornament.
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The
Magic of Snowflakes: A Postcard Book |
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