How many snowflakes are needed to make a snowman? Where is the snowiest place on Earth? When will the last snowflake fall? Snow has a lot in common with religion. It comes from heaven. It changes everything. It creates an alternative reality and brings on irrational behaviour in humans. But unlike most religions, snow has never had a bible, until now. Giles Whittell, a passionate snow enthusiast, takes the reader on a quest through centuries and continents to reveal the wonders of snow. Along the way he uncovers the mysteries of snow crystal morphology, why avalanches happen, how snow saved a British prime minister's life, and the terrifying truth about the opening ceremony of the 1960 winte
Snow: The biography
ΠΡΠΎΡ ΡΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ Π·Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΡ
ΠΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ Ρ Π°ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ
- ΠΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ 288
- ΠΠ΅Ρ, Π³ 550
- Π Π°Π·ΠΌΠ΅Ρ 2.7x15.8x24.2
- ΠΠ·Π΄Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΠΠΠ‘ ΠΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΡΠΈΠΊ
- ΠΠΎΠ΄ ΠΈΠ·Π΄Π°Π½ΠΈΡ 2019
- ISBN 978-1-78-072360-0, 978-1-78072-360-0
- ID ΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ° 2724846