While You Were Sleeping…

Or perhaps you read it but missed clicking on the pic (they’re always clickable)…

The link was to this remarkable little book, Ken Libbrecht’s Field Guide to Snowflakes.

Libbrecht is the Cal Tech physics professor who may possibly not be the world’s foremost snowflake expert, but anyone who can say, “I’m a Cal Tech physics professor and I study snow crystals” should probably be taken seriously.

Based literally on his credentials and the cover, I bought his book this week. I didn’t even bother reading the jacket text, which promises:

The next time the forecast calls for snow, you can be prepared with this fun, informative pocket-sized guide to the amazing world of........

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