Und für die, denen Anschauen nicht reicht, ist dieser Artikel recht aufschlussreich:
Aerodynamical Effects in Snow Crystal Growth http://arxiv.org/abs/0911.4733 > ...the life-long work of Wilson A. Bentley (1865-1931) > > His life-long pursuit of photographing snowflakes earned him the > affectionate nickname âSnowflakeâ Bentley. It was his passion and > dedication to prove that âno two snowflakes are alike.â > He did indeed leave something behindâsomething wonderful. > > At first, Bentley tried drawing snowflakes, but when that didnât > work he turned to photography. Through much trial and error, he > finally succeeded by adapting a microscope to a bellows camera, > eventually becoming the first person to photograph a single snow > crystal in 1885. > > He would go on to capture more than 5000 snowflakes during his > lifetime, not finding any two alike. > > > > http://accidentalmysteries.blogspot.com/2009/02/beautiful-obsession-of-snowflake.html
