{"product_id":"2940014791915","title":"The Six-Cornered Snowflake","description":"In 1611, the famous astronomer Johannes Kepler wrote The Six-Cornered Snowflake, which was the first scientific reference to snow crystals. Kepler wondered why snow crystals always exhibit a six-fold symmetry. It would be three hundred years before his question could finally be answered, but in the process of failing to solve its mystery, The Six-Cornered Snowflake raises a remarkable number of deeply significant questions in physics, mathematics, and biology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis small work is the first recorded step toward a mathematical theory of the genesis of inorganic or organic forms. Beneath its humor and allusive style, it displays a scientific judgment of the highest caliber. In musing on the hexagonal structure of snowflakes, Kepler in effect challenged those who followed him to discover the mathematics of the emergence of visible forms in crystals, plants, and animals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Paul Dry Books edition makes a perfect gift, enhanced with illustrations, a fresh translation from the Latin, and introductory essays.","brand":"Dry, Paul Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47074224767216,"sku":"2940014791915","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014791915_p0.jpg?v=1763615983","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014791915","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}