Who knits snowflakes and throws them from the sky?
Even mom doesn't know patterns like that
And the yarn has never been seen like this -
Our city is all white, slightly blue.
Or maybe they are cut out of calico
And quietly lowered to my eyelashes?
Tears on the cheeks, they slowly melt ...
Where are the snowflakes from? Does anyone know?
(N. Rodivilina)
Snow is one of the main wonders of nature for a child. After all, this is the biggest fun for kids in winter. How happy children are when snow falls on the streets and with the onset of winter, how not to remember snowflakes! An amazing and mesmerizing book by nature photographer Mark Cassino and crystal specialist John Nelson. The book tells, of course, about snow, but small, but such beautiful snowflakes.
What are snowflakes? After all, it is their billions that form the snow-white splendor that we observe around us in winter.
"Where are the snowflakes from? Does anyone know?"
Scientists were interested in this several centuries ago. We will learn the answer to this question and many amazing cognitive facts about snow and snowflakes from this book.
In it we will see photographs of snowflakes, because it contains photographs of snowflakes taken under a microscope and magnified hundreds of times, which will allow us to see amazing crystals in all their glory!
We learn that in winter snowflakes-stars, snowflakes-plates and snowflakes-columns fall from the sky, that inside a snowflake there is always a small particle - a salt crystal, a bacterium, pollen or a grain of sand.
We will find out how, where and when snowflakes are formed, why they always have 6 rays, what determines the shape of crystals and, finally, why two identical snowflakes cannot be found.
The design of the book is in cold, icy colors, but incredibly cozy. I want to hold it in my hands, consider and give! This is a wonderful winter book.
A book about snow and snowflakes for children and adults. This book was published in a children's series, however, due to the fact that the illustrations here are not drawings, but are many times enlarged photos of real snowflakes (And there are many in the book!), this edition has no age restrictions. This is a visual encyclopedia of snow and snowflakes, as well as a story about how and why snowflakes form.
Did you know that in winter, not just snowflakes fall from the sky, but snowflakes-stars, snowflakes-plates and snowflakes-columns? So what there is always a small particle inside a snowflake- a salt crystal, a bacterium, pollen or a grain of sand? It is around this particle that the snowflake begins to form!
What makes and how does a snowflake grow?
Nature photographer Mark Cassino and crystal specialist John Nelson dedicate their book to the amazing wonder of nature - snow. You will learn how, where and when snowflakes are formed, why do they always have 6 rays, what determines the shape of their crystals and, finally, why it is impossible to find two identical snowflakes.
And if after reading you want to catch and examine a snowflake yourself, then tips will help you How to catch a snowflake? , which you will find on the last spread of the book.
Edition gift quality- big, beautiful book.
Mann, Ivanov and Ferber, 2016 (book on sale from the end of December 2015).
275x257 mm, hardcover, coated paper. Large photographs of various snowflakes.
The book contains photographs of snowflakes taken under a microscope and magnified hundreds of times. You will be able to see amazing crystals in all their glory! You will understand how they are arranged, and, if you wish, you can learn how to draw them correctly.
What affects the shape of a snowflake?
A book for the whole family. The book can be viewed with kids (the text for 3-5-year-olds is likely to be more difficult) and read with preschoolers and schoolchildren. And you can also give it to an adult: snowflakes are fascinatingly beautiful!
For those adults who are interested in crystals of water, ice, who read books Masaru Emoto this book will be a very good purchase. You can watch it yourself, and show it to children.
The book is "icy" in color, very wintery, New Year's.
Snowflake -
this is a letter from heaven
written by secret
hieroglyphs
Ukichiro Nakaya, Japanese scientist (1900-1962)
In the photo in the article and gallery - some reversals this book.
Quotes from the book
Where does the snowflake start?
Snowflakes stars.
Clouds are made up of air and water. But they also contain particles of other substances: salt, sand, ash. Inside the cloud, there may even be living bacteria that got into the sky on the leaves of trees picked up by the wind. Such a particle is what a snowflake needs to start growing.
What shape will the snowflake be
As the snowflake gets bigger and heavier, it begins to slowly fall. During this time, the snowflake continues to grow and finally takes on its final shape. Sometimes the rays on one side of the snowflake grow faster than on the other: all because on the way there are sections of the cloud that have different temperatures and humidity.
Identical snowflakes
Snowflakes of a simple shape are difficult to distinguish from each other even under a microscope. But finding two identical snowflakes of a more complex shape is almost impossible. In the same way, no two people are exactly the same, although we all look alike.
Magic number 6
Snowflakes-plates.
Each snowflake has six rays or six faces. This is due to the fact that at a low temperature, water molecules are combined in groups of six, forming regular hexagons. This is why snowflakes are always hexagonal (flat) or hexagonal (volumetric) in shape.
Imperfect snowflakes
An ice crystal rarely has a perfectly regular shape. As long as a snowflake falls from a cloud to the ground, anything can happen to it. If one of the rays is next to a drop of water, it will grow faster and become longer than its neighbors.
Snowflakes-plates and snowflakes-stars
Some snowflakes look like stars: six rays diverge from the central ice formed around the particle. The beams appear to be the same, but are rarely an exact copy of each other. Snowflakes-plates are snowflakes without rays. The simplest plates are similar to hexagons with even sides. But snowflakes that have teeth at the corners look more interesting.
See below for examples of the pages of this book in the photo.
Snow is both so simple and so difficult... After all, it is snow that we trample under our feet every winter, and it becomes something ordinary and everyday boring for us. But on the other hand, it is precisely the same snow, dazzling white, sparkling in the sun, that we admire on a clear winter day so that it takes our breath away. I think many will agree that snow is a real winter miracle. The authors of the new book published by the MIF publishing house are sure of this.
The book is square and quite large. Transparent blue snowflakes flaunt on the snow-white cover.
The book contains many photographs and drawings. And there is very little text, because the volume of the book is only 33 pages. But the most basic information is undoubtedly reflected on them. We will find out where the snowflake begins.
As the snowflake grows.
The most interesting and surprising can be seen under a microscope.
And then it turns out that snowflakes not only have a different shape (you will not find two identical snowflakes in nature), but are also divided into several types according to this shape! For example snowflakes-stars.
There are also snowflakes-plates (not grown stars),
as well as snowflakes-columns.
Each snowflake, as a rule, has 6 rays, but there are also double snowflakes, with 12 rays.
Snowflakes can be viewed without a microscope. It's best to prepare first.
You can consider snowflakes from a scientific point of view. And you can add a little romance and mystery to this natural phenomenon.
The book turned out to be quite unusual and rich. Of course, all this information about snowflakes can be found on the Internet. But in this edition, we managed to pick up illustrations and textual material, and then arrange them quite harmoniously. So that it will be clear and interesting even for a child. Therefore, I advise you to pay attention to this snowy and wonderful book.
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Public offer (offer) of the online store "Professor Nicolas Show" for the sale of goods
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1.1. In this offer, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms have the following meanings and are an integral part of this offer:
Seller - Veselaia Nauka LLC. Legal address: 141707, Moscow region, Dolgoprudny, Likhachevsky proezd, 4/1.
Buyer - any individual / legal entity that has accepted a public offer on the terms of this offer.
Online store - the official online store of the Seller, located at the Internet addresses (including the Internet pages: http://site, http://nikshow.ru, http://ostrovok.nik-franch.ru, http:/ /show.nik-franch.ru, http://nik-franch.ru..ru are equivalent and are interpreted authentically, according to the context of the offer.
Goods - an object of agreement between the parties, a list of assortment items presented in the official online store.
2. General provisions.
2.1. This public offer (hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”) is an official offer by Veselaia Nauka LLC to any individual with legal capacity and the necessary authority to conclude a contract for the sale of the Goods with Veselaia Nauka LLC on the terms specified in this offer and contains all the essential terms of the contract.
2.2. Relations in the field of consumer protection are regulated by the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, the Law "On Protection of Consumer Rights" and other federal laws and legal acts of the Russian Federation adopted in accordance with it.
3. Subject of the Agreement and the price of the Goods.
3.1. The Seller transfers, and the Buyer accepts and pays for the Goods under the terms of this Agreement. Payment for the Goods is considered acceptance of this Offer.
3.2. Ownership of the Ordered Goods passes to the Buyer from the moment the Goods are actually transferred to the Buyer and the latter pays the full cost of the Goods. The risk of its accidental loss or damage to the Goods passes to the Buyer from the moment the Goods are actually transferred to the Buyer.
3.3. The prices for the Goods are determined by the Seller unilaterally and indisputably and are indicated on the pages of the online store.
3.4. The price of the goods is indicated in rubles of the Russian Federation, VAT is not charged (clause 2 of article 346.11 of chapter 26.2 "Simplified taxation system" of part 2 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation).
4. The moment of conclusion of the contract.
4.1. The text of this Agreement is a public offer (in accordance with Article 435 and Part 2 of Article 437 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation).
4.2. The acceptance of this offer (agreement) is the execution by the Buyer of an order for the Goods in accordance with the terms of this offer and / or payment for the Goods.
4.3. The Buyer places an order for the Goods by sending the Goods to the "basket", or by placing an order for the Goods using one of the Seller's phones indicated on the Seller's website.
4.4. The agreement concluded on the basis of the Buyer's acceptance of this offer is an accession agreement to which the Buyer joins without any exceptions and / or reservations.
4.5. The fact of placing an order by the Buyer is an unconditional fact of acceptance by the Buyer of the terms of this Agreement and the rules for the sale of Goods in the online store. The Buyer who purchased the goods in the Seller's online store (placed an order for the Goods) is considered as a person who entered into a relationship with the Seller on the terms of this Agreement.
5. Rights and obligations of the parties.
5.1. The seller undertakes:
5.1.1. From the moment of conclusion of this Agreement, fully ensure all obligations to the Buyer in accordance with the terms of this agreement and current legislation. The Seller reserves the right to default on obligations under the Agreement in the event of force majeure circumstances specified in clause 6 of this Agreement.
5.1.2. Process the personal data of the Buyer and ensure their confidentiality in the manner prescribed by applicable law.
5.1.3. By accepting this offer, the Buyer agrees and authorizes Veselaya Nauka LLC to process their personal data, including last name, first name, patronymic, date of birth, gender, place of work and position, postal address; home, work, mobile phones, e-mail address, including collection, systematization, accumulation, storage, clarification (updating, changing), use, distribution (including transfer on the territory of the Russian Federation and cross-border transfer), depersonalization, blocking, destruction of personal data, as well as their transfer to Veselaia Nauka LLC counterparties for the purpose of further processing (including collection, systematization, accumulation, storage, clarification (update, change), use, distribution (including transfer to the territory of the Russian Federation and cross-border transfer), depersonalization, blocking, destruction of personal data) to conduct research aimed at improving the quality of services, to conduct marketing programs, statistical research, as well as to promote services on the market by making direct contacts with the Buyer using various means of communication, including, but not limited to: mailing list, electronic mail, telephone, facsimile, Internet. The Buyer agrees and permits Veselaia Nauka LLC and counterparties of Veselaia Nauka LLC to process the Buyer's personal data using automated database management systems, as well as other software tools specially developed on behalf of Veselaia Nauka LLC. Work with such systems is carried out according to the algorithm prescribed by the operator (collection, systematization, accumulation, storage, clarification, use, blocking, destruction). The processing methods used (including, but not limited to): automatic verification of postal codes with the code base, automatic verification of the spelling of street names / settlements, automatic verification of the validity of VIN and state registration marks, clarification of data with the Buyer by telephone, postal communication with the Buyer or using a contact via the Internet, segmentation of the database according to specified criteria. The Buyer agrees that, if it is necessary to achieve the goals specified in this offer, his personal data received by Veselaia Nauka LLC may be transferred to third parties to whom Veselaya Nauka LLC may entrust the processing of the Buyer's personal data on the basis of an agreement concluded with such persons, subject to the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation on ensuring by such third parties the confidentiality of personal data and the security of personal data during their processing. When transferring the specified data of the Buyer, Veselaya Nauka LLC warns persons receiving the personal data of the Buyer that these data are confidential and can only be used for the purposes for which they are reported, and require these persons to comply with this rule. The buyer has the right to request from Veselaia Nauka LLC complete information about their personal data, their processing and use, as well as to demand the exclusion or correction / addition of incorrect or incomplete personal data by sending a corresponding written request addressed to Veselaya Nauka LLC at the postal address. The consent given by the Buyer to the processing of his personal data is indefinite and may be revoked by sending a written application by the Buyer to Veselaia Nauka LLC at the postal address.
5.2. The seller has the right:
5.2.1. Change this Agreement, the Prices for the Goods and the Tariffs for related services, the methods and terms of payment and delivery of the goods unilaterally by placing them on the pages of your online store. All changes come into force immediately after publication, and are considered brought to the attention of the Buyer from the moment of such publication.
5.2.2. Record telephone conversations with the Buyer. In accordance with paragraph 4 of Art. 16 of the Federal Law "On Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection" the Seller undertakes: to prevent attempts of unauthorized access to information and / or transfer of it to persons who are not directly related to the execution of Orders; timely detection and suppression of such facts.
5.2.3. Without agreement with the Buyer, transfer his rights and obligations to fulfill the Agreement to third parties.
5.2.4. Before delivery of the Goods ordered by the Buyer, the Seller has the right to demand from the Buyer 100% prepayment of the ordered Goods. The Seller has the right to refuse to deliver the Goods to the Buyer in the absence of such payment or in the absence of the Goods in the Seller's warehouse.
5.3. The buyer undertakes:
5.3.1. Before the conclusion of the Agreement, familiarize yourself with the content and terms of the Agreement, the prices for the Goods and delivery offered by the Seller in the online store.
5.3.2. In fulfillment by the Seller of its obligations to the Buyer, the latter must provide all the necessary data that uniquely identify him as the Buyer and sufficient to deliver the Goods he paid for to the Buyer.
5.3.3. Pay for the ordered Goods and its delivery on the terms of this Agreement.
5.4. The buyer has the right:
5.4.1. Receive the ordered Goods on the terms of this Agreement. Get product information.
5.4.2. Return the Goods in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement.
6. Delivery of goods
6.1. Delivery to the Buyer of the Goods ordered in the online store is carried out within the terms orally agreed by the Parties upon confirmation of the order by the Seller's employee.
6.2. Delivery to the Buyer of the Goods ordered in the online store, in the agreed quantity and assortment, is carried out by the delivery service or self-delivery. The minimum order amount for the territory of the city of Moscow and the Moscow region is 2,000 rubles. The cost of courier delivery in Moscow and the Moscow region is 500 rubles. Pickup from the office / from the warehouse - free of charge. When ordering more than 5000 rubles, delivery in Moscow and the Moscow region is free of charge. Delivery to the regions of Russia is from 500 rubles, depending on the weight and distance - according to the tariffs of the delivery service, which is additionally reported to the Buyer.
6.3. The costs of delivery of the goods are paid by the Buyer.
6.4. If the Product is ordered together with a scientific show (a service provided by Veselaia Nauka LLC), then the minimum volume and cost of the Product has no restrictions, delivery is free of charge, and the discount on the entire range of the Product is 20% without limiting the amount of the order.
6.5. The Buyer is obliged, in the presence of the courier of the online store, to accept the ordered Goods in terms of quantity, quality, assortment and completeness of the Goods.
6.6. The fact of acceptance of the goods by the Buyer is the payment for the Goods (payment of the total amount of the order and the amount of expenses for the delivery of the Goods to the Buyer) and the signing of the UPD (Universal Transfer Document for the Goods).
6.7. The Buyer is not obliged to compensate the costs of the online store associated with the delivery of the order, if upon acceptance of the Goods it turns out that the Goods were delivered in an improper quantity, assortment or completeness.
6.8 The Seller is not responsible for violations of delivery terms caused by delays in the work of the delivery service or the Russian Post.
7. Withdrawal of the offer
7.1. Revocation of the offer (Agreement) can be carried out by the Seller at any time, but this is not a basis for waiving the Seller's obligations under already concluded agreements. The Seller undertakes to place a notice of the withdrawal of the offer in his online store, indicating the exact time (4th time zone (Moscow)) of the withdrawal of the Offer, at least 12 hours before the event of the withdrawal (suspension) of the Offer, except for cases when the Goods in the Seller's warehouse run out suddenly.
8. Force majeure.
8.1. In the event of force majeure circumstances that the party under this Agreement could neither foresee nor prevent by reasonable measures, the deadline for fulfilling obligations under this Agreement is extended in proportion to the time during which such circumstances continue to operate, without compensation for any losses. Such events of an emergency nature, in particular, include: floods, fire, earthquake, explosion, storm, subsidence of the soil, other natural phenomena, epidemic, as well as war or hostilities, terrorist acts; voltage fluctuations in the electrical network and other circumstances that led to the failure of the technical means of any of the parties to the contract.
8.2. The Party, for which a situation has arisen in which it became impossible to fulfill its obligations due to the occurrence of force majeure circumstances, is obliged to immediately (but not later than 5 (five) business days) notify the other party in writing of the occurrence, estimated duration and termination of these circumstances. side.
8.3. In the event of a dispute about the time of onset, duration and end of force majeure circumstances, the conclusion of the competent authority at the location of the relevant Party will be an appropriate and sufficient confirmation of the beginning, duration and end of these circumstances.
Failure to notify or untimely notification of the party about the beginning of the force majeure circumstances deprives it of the right to refer to them as a basis for releasing from liability for failure to fulfill obligations under this agreement.
8.4. If force majeure circumstances and / or their consequences continue to operate for more than 30 (thirty) calendar days in a row, then the Agreement may be terminated at the initiative of either party by sending a written notice to the other party.
9. Responsibility of the parties.
9.1. For non-fulfillment or improper fulfillment of the terms of this Agreement, the Parties shall be liable in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.
9.2. All textual information and graphic images posted in the online store and on the website belong to Veselaia Nauka LLC, or have another legal owner, and therefore the illegal use of this information and images is prosecuted in accordance with the current legislation of the Russian Federation.
10. Warranty
10.1. The warranty period for the Goods is established by its manufacturer.
11. Return of goods
11.1. The Buyer has the right to refuse the received Goods of good quality and return the Goods to the Seller within 7 (seven) days from the date of receipt of the Goods, subject to the safety of the Goods, presentation and consumer qualities of the Goods, as well as a document confirming the fact and conditions of purchase of the said Goods and other documentation transferred to the Buyer with the Goods.
The Buyer is obliged to return the Goods to the Seller on his own and at his own expense at the address: 141707, Moscow Region, Dolgoprudny, Likhachevsky proezd, 4/1, from Monday to Friday from 10.00 to 18.00.
The refund of the amount paid by the Buyer for the Goods is carried out in cash at the office when returning the Goods or to the current account specified by the Buyer.
11.2. The following items cannot be exchanged or returned:
Non-periodical publications (books, brochures, albums, cartographic and musical publications, sheet art publications, calendars, booklets, publications reproduced on technical media)
(As amended by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 06.02.2002 N 81).
11.3. Claims for the Goods of inadequate quality. A Good of inadequate quality means a Good that is defective and cannot ensure the fulfillment of its functional qualities. The received Goods must correspond to the description on the site. The difference in design or design elements from those stated in the description on the site is not a malfunction or non-functionality of the goods. The appearance and completeness of the Goods, as well as the completeness of the entire order, must be checked by the recipient at the time of delivery of the Goods (except for delivery by mail or a third-party delivery/courier service). Upon delivery of the Goods, the Buyer puts his signature in the Delivery Certificate, in the line: “The Goods were delivered in good condition, in a complete set, it has no external mechanical damage and is in its original packaging.” After receiving the order, claims for external defects of the goods, their quantity, completeness and presentation are not accepted. If the Buyer was given the Goods of inadequate quality, and it was not agreed in advance by the Seller, the Buyer has the right to use the provisions of Art. 18 of the Consumer Protection Act. The Buyer has the right to demand the replacement of the Goods, refuse to fulfill the contract of sale, return the Goods of inadequate quality and demand a refund of the amount paid for the Goods. The Seller is obliged to accept the Goods of inadequate quality from the consumer and to check the quality of the Goods (examination) within 20 days from the date of presentation of the specified requirement. Any of the above requirements must be presented by the Buyer in writing.
11.4. To return funds to the Buyer's bank card, it is necessary to fill out the "Application for the return of funds", which is sent at the request of the Seller to the Buyer's email address, and send it along with a copy of the Buyer's passport to the Seller at: 141707, Moscow Region, Dolgoprudny, Likhachevsky proezd, 4. page 1.
In order to return funds credited to the Seller's settlement account erroneously through payment systems, the Buyer must apply with a written application and attach a copy of the passport and checks / receipts confirming the erroneous crediting. This application must be sent to the Seller at the address: 141707, Moscow Region, Dolgoprudny, Likhachevsky proezd, 4 bld. business days from the date of receipt of the application to the Buyer's bank account specified in the application. In this case, the amount of the refund will be equal to the amount of erroneously credited funds to the Seller's settlement account minus bank fees.
The term for consideration of the Application and the return of funds to the Buyer begins to be calculated from the moment the Seller receives the Application and is calculated in working days, excluding holidays/weekends. If the application is received by the Seller after 18:00 on a business day or on a holiday/day off, the moment the Company receives the Application is the next business day.
The Buyer must submit the request for the return of the Goods to the Seller either in writing at the address: 141707, Moscow Region, Dolgoprudny, Likhachevsky proezd, 4 bld. when ordering the Goods, the name of the returned Goods and the reasons for the return. The Buyer has the right to ask all the questions that have arisen to the Seller by phone +7 495 617-41-11.
When returning the Goods of inadequate quality, the Seller shall reimburse the Buyer for the cost of the returned Goods and the cost of the delivery paid by the Buyer. When returning the Goods of good quality, the refunded amount of money will be reduced by the amount of the commission for transferring funds to the Buyer's account, as well as by the cost of shipping the Goods from the Buyer back to the Seller.
In the case of payment by bank card, the refund is made in full, without deducting a commission, if the bank does not charge this commission.
12. Miscellaneous terms.
12.1. All disputes related to non-fulfillment, or improper fulfillment of their obligations under this agreement, the parties will try to resolve during negotiations.
12.2. In case of failure to reach an agreement during negotiations, disputes will be resolved in court in accordance with the current legislation of the Russian Federation.
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Clouds are made up of air and water. But they also contain particles of other substances: salt, sand, ash. Inside the cloud, there may even be living bacteria that got into the sky on the leaves of trees picked up by the wind. Such a particle is what a snowflake needs to start growing.
What shape will the snowflake be
As the snowflake gets bigger and heavier, it begins to slowly fall. During this time, the snowflake continues to grow and finally takes on its final shape. Sometimes the rays on one side of the snowflake grow faster than on the other: all because there are sections of the cloud along the way that have different temperatures and humidity.
Identical snowflakes
Snowflakes of a simple shape are difficult to distinguish from each other even under a microscope. But finding two identical snowflakes of a more complex shape is almost impossible. In the same way, no two people are exactly the same, although we all look alike.
Magic number 6
Each snowflake has six rays or six faces. This is due to the fact that at a low temperature, water molecules are combined in groups of six, forming regular hexagons. This is why snowflakes are always hexagonal (flat) or hexagonal (3D).
Imperfect snowflakes
An ice crystal rarely has a perfectly regular shape. As long as a snowflake falls from a cloud to the ground, anything can happen to it. If one of the rays is next to a drop of water, it will grow faster and become longer than its neighbors.
Snowflakes-plates and snowflakes-stars
Some snowflakes look like stars: six rays diverge from the central ice formed around the particle. The beams appear to be the same, but are rarely an exact copy of each other. Snowflakes-plates are snowflakes without rays. The simplest plates are similar to hexagons with even sides. But snowflakes that have teeth at the corners look more interesting.
