London's National History Museum has digitized Snowflake Bentley's snow crystal photomicrographs.
Wilson Alwyn Bentley was an American photographer and meteorologist.
He was the first person who was able to capture detailed photos of snowflakes. Because of his achievement, he was called "Snowflake Bentley."
In 1899, NHM decided to buy an album consisting of 355 original snow crystals microphotographs captured by Snowflake Bentley.
Snowflake Bentley's Digitized Snow Crystal Photomicrographs
According to The Guardian's latest report, NHS decided to digitize the works of Snowflake Bentley so that people can easily view them online.
The snow crystals photomicrograph digitized copies include the images captured by Bentley during the winters of 1885 to 1899.
"When you look a bit closer and see these natural formations, you can understand why his obsession was formed," said Andrea Heart, NHS' library special collections manager.
If you want to see the actual digitized snowflake photomicrographs, you can visit the official website of NHS and search "Wilson Bentley."
You can also click this link to be directed to the online collection right away.
Snowflakes Fun Facts
Snowflakes are among the fascinating things found on Earth.
In 1925, Bentley shared why he was so intrigued by these snow crystals.
He said that every snowflake is a work of art none of them are the same as the others. This means that all snow crystals have unique designs.
He added that the design would be lost once a snowflake melted.
Having a one-of-a-kind design is just one of the fun facts you need to know about snowflakes.
Fox Weather provided other interesting facts about these snow particles. These include the following:
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