Snowflakes Bentley
Some of you may have seen reproductions of his marvelous photographs of snowflakes--snow crystals as he prefers to call them.
Snowflakes bentley. Bentley Every crystal was a masterpiece of design and no one design was ever repeated Wilson A. The Snowflake Bentley Exhibit is located at the Old Red Mill in Jericho Vermont THE BENTLEY EXHIBIT AND OLD MILL CRAFT SHOP ARE ONCE AGAIN OPEN FULL TIME. Bentley doesnt seem to mean anything to most people.
Bentley between the years 1885 and 1931. Most notable in his life long work with rain dew and frost was his extensive work with snowflakes. Snowflake Bentley is the story of Wilson Bentley a farmer born in 1865 in Jericho Vermont a small town between Lake Champlain and Mount Mansfield in the heart of Vermonts snowbelt Perhaps it was no accident that Bentley always loved snow more than anything else in the world.
As a youngster he was so taken with these little six-sided ice crystals that his parents scraped together their savings to buy him a camera with a microscope. Regular price 1950 2020 Snowflake Ornament and Matted Print Gift Set. Bentley was a pioneer in photomicrography the photographing of very small objects especially of snowflakes.
Wilson Bentley 18651931 From the time he was a small boy in Vermont Wilson Bentley saw snowflakes as small miracles. But if I call him the snowflake man it often brings a quick recognition. Our official Snowflake Bentley Collection Pewter ornaments are designed from original Wilson A.
His unwavering dedication and obsession with his snowflake photography as well as his other studies about atmospheric water weather phenomena and cloud physics were years ahead of his time. When he was fifteen his mother gave him a microscope. Regular price 3700 Out of Stock.
And he determined that one day his camera would capture for others the wonder of the tiny crystal. Bentley snow crystal photomicrographs from the archives of the Jericho Historical Society Each ornament is handcrafted and cast in fine pewter by Vermonts own Danforth Pewterers exclusively for Vermont Snowflakes. In this inexhaustible storehouse of crystal treasures what a delight is in store for all future lovers of snowflakes.
2020 Snowflake Bentley Scatter Pin. Snowflakes or snow crystals are difficult to photograph because they melt so quickly. Under the microscope I found that snowflakes were miracles of beauty.
However Bentley developed the equipment and. And it seemed a shame that this beauty should not be seen and appreciated by others. Httpsamznto2yC700ZPlease support the authors and publish.
Wilson Bentley was fascinated by snow in childhood and adulthood and practically speaking is the one who discovered snow crystals by photographing them in all their variation. And of the beautiful in nature - Wilson A. I have found that his name W.
Snowflake Bentley was a dedicated scientist with the heart of an artist. 2020 Snowflake Bentley Ornament. Snowflake BentleyWritten by Jacqueline Briggs MartinIllustrated by Mary AzarianMy Amazon Link.
All of our products are designed from actual snowflakes photographed by Wilson A.
