Comments on: Ice Ice Baby! https://www.habitablezone.com/2012/12/22/ice-ice-baby/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:11:35 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MaryAnne https://www.habitablezone.com/2012/12/22/ice-ice-baby/#comment-22209 MaryAnne Sun, 23 Dec 2012 01:15:23 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=28894#comment-22209 And for only $70.00 plus shipping, they can all be yours! yikes Maybe the thermometer poster... And for only $70.00 plus shipping, they can all be yours! yikes

Maybe the thermometer poster…

]]> By: Jody https://www.habitablezone.com/2012/12/22/ice-ice-baby/#comment-22208 Jody Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:53:26 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=28894#comment-22208 Snowflakes are one of my all time favorite *anythings*. Thank you Mary Anne....man...they have a gift shop at his site...ruh roh. Snowflakes are one of my all time favorite *anythings*. Thank you Mary Anne….man…they have a gift shop at his site…ruh roh.

]]> By: MaryAnne https://www.habitablezone.com/2012/12/22/ice-ice-baby/#comment-22188 MaryAnne Sat, 22 Dec 2012 20:34:22 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=28894#comment-22188 When photography was about 20 years old, and before there was electricity, "Snowflake" Bentley put a second-hand microscope and a camera together in an unheated barn in Vermont to take photos of thousands of snow crystals. Those pioneers of scientific studies, like Bentley, who cobbled together devices to make new tools just fascinate me with their ingenuity and dedication. The book of his images is still in print! A perfectly wonderful biography of him for children, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Snowflake-Bentley-Jacqueline-Briggs-Martin/dp/0547248296/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1356207494&sr=8-1&keywords=snowflake+bentley" rel="nofollow"><i>Snowflake Bentley</i> by Jacqueline Briggs Martin</a>, has done a great deal to revive interest in his work. <a href="http://snowflakebentley.com/" rel="nofollow">snowflakebentley.com</a>, the official website about him and his work. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptLmA263hlk" rel="nofollow">The Snowflake Man</a>, an 8 1/2 minute documentary about Bentley and his method. When photography was about 20 years old, and before there was electricity, “Snowflake” Bentley put a second-hand microscope and a camera together in an unheated barn in Vermont to take photos of thousands of snow crystals. Those pioneers of scientific studies, like Bentley, who cobbled together devices to make new tools just fascinate me with their ingenuity and dedication.

The book of his images is still in print!

A perfectly wonderful biography of him for children, Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, has done a great deal to revive interest in his work.

snowflakebentley.com, the official website about him and his work.

The Snowflake Man, an 8 1/2 minute documentary about Bentley and his method.

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