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The Six-Cornered Snowflake

Johannes Kepler

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...

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Kepler wrote this brilliant book in 1619 after becoming interested in why snowflakes are always six-sided, discussing the structure of a snowflake.

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There's a Kepler, you might not have heard of, but yeah, Kepler wrote a book, which is a brilliant book called the six cornered snowflake, which is this beautiful book 1619.

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Kepler wrote this brilliant book in 1619 after becoming interested in why snowflakes are always six-sided, discussing the structure of a snowflake.

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There's a Kepler, you might not have heard of, but yeah, Kepler wrote a book, which is a brilliant book called the six cornered snowflake, which is this beautiful book 1619.

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