Monday, February 8, 2010

Snowflake photography

While browsing the Internet this morning, I came across a web site which explains how we now know that no two snowflakes are alike. Wilson A. Bentley of Vermont became the first person to photograph a snow crystal in 1885. He did this with the help of a microscope and a bellows camera. According to the web site, Mr. Bentley photographed "more than 5000 snowflakes during his lifetime, not finding any two alike."

A lesson in photographic history and science, this is so interesting to me. I look forward to sharing this web site with my little girls!

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