Excerpt from Snowflakes: A Chapter From the Book of Nature We may be permitted to express the hope that many of our readers will examine for themselves these beautiful productions of nature. In our own climate, the treasures of the snow are Open to all who choose to explore them; and there can scarcely be an amusement more entertaining, and at the same time instructive, than that of observing and sketching these delicate crystals. N o expensive or complicated apparatus is needed for this purpose. A good microscope is the ...
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Excerpt from Snowflakes: A Chapter From the Book of Nature We may be permitted to express the hope that many of our readers will examine for themselves these beautiful productions of nature. In our own climate, the treasures of the snow are Open to all who choose to explore them; and there can scarcely be an amusement more entertaining, and at the same time instructive, than that of observing and sketching these delicate crystals. N o expensive or complicated apparatus is needed for this purpose. A good microscope is the chief requisite; besides which, a pair of dividers and a rule will be sufficient. We subjoin a state ment from Mr. Glaisher of his own mode of making his examinations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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