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Title:

Snowflakes and Snow Crystals

Url:

http://www.its.caltech.edu/%7Eatomic/snowcrystals/

Creator:

Libbrecht, Kenneth George.

Publisher:

California Institute of Technology

Description: Professor Kenneth Libbrecht at Caltech University is very interested in crystal growth and pattern formation in ice. So interested in fact, he went ahead and created this lovely website (last reviewed in the November 27, 2002 Scout Report) that documents the very wide, and very interesting world, of "snowflakes, snow crystals, and other ice phenomena." First-time visitors should look over the "Snowflake Physics" section, which includes a snowflake primer, crystal faceting, and of course, a set of musings on that much-discussed question: "Is it really true that no two snowflakes are alike?" The site also contains a section on "Historic Snowflakes", which contains the thoughts and insights of Johannes Kepler, Rene Descartes and Robert Hooke (among others) on mysteries of snowflakes and snow crystals. The site is rounded out by clutch of snow activities, snowflake "hot spots", and a snowflake image for users' desktops.

LC Classification:

Science -- Chemistry -- Crystallography -- Study and teaching. Research
Science -- Physics -- Atomic physics. Constitution and properties of matter -- Special substances, A-Z -- Ice
Science -- Physics -- Meteorology. Climatology -- Aqueous vapor -- Other topics, A-Z -- Snow. Ice. Blizzards

GEM Subject:

Science
Science -- Chemistry
Science -- Technology
Science -- Meteorology
Science -- Informal education

Resource Type:

Collection
Reference Material
Reference Material -- Bibliography

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

High School
Middle School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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