A Grain of Sand: Nature’s Secret Wonder by Dr. Gary Greenberg (Author), Stacy Keach (Foreword). “To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower. To hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.”
William Blake, “Auguries of Innocence” 1805.
Right here is the world viewed inside a grain of sand, because of the beautiful three-dimensional microphotography of Dr. Gary Greenberg. To some, all sand seems alike–numerous grains in an unlimited expanse of beach. Look nearer–a lot closer–and your view of sand won’t ever be the same. Employing the implausible microphotographic strategies that he developed, Greenberg invites readers to discover the unusual and wonderful world that each grain of sand contains.
Here are the sands of Hawaii and Tahiti, the Sahara and the Poles, a volcano, each exquisitely different, and every telling an enchanting geological story. Pink sand and yellow, white sand and black, singing sand and quicksand: Greenbergs photos reveal the refined variations in their colours, textures, sizes, and shapes. And as this infinitesimal world unfolds so does an intriguing explanation of how every grain of sand begins and forms and finds itself in a selected place, one in all a billion and one among a kind.
What a beautiful and attention-grabbing book. Dr. Gary Greenberg’s beautiful micro-images reveals the infinite great thing about biological and mineral sand grains present in sands from around the world. Some images show collections of grains, different showcase the beautiful great thing about a single crystal present in sand magnified 200 instances, other images present artistic preparations of sand-grained sized sea urchin spines, sponge spicules, and tiny shells.
The ebook and its photographs inform stories of bountiful and various reef environments, glacially eroded grains, the durability and fantastic thing about garnet grains, or the polishing results of the relentless surf on grains. Wanting at the micro-images and studying the text opens up a complete new understanding and appreciation of sand.
And personally as a sand collector, I’ve identified how sands differ all over the world, however Greenberg’s book and his stunning micro-pictures actually raised my appreciation of the biological and geological stories sand can inform in addition to the showcasing the beauty in minute grains of sand. After seeing and studying this ebook, you will by no means stroll on a seashore without questioning in regards to the historical past and story the sand grains can tell. An enchanting read with mesmerizing photographs.
This is a stunningly lovely art guide with intriguing subject matter. The pictures art in this ebook is totally attractive and then to suppose that every of these gorgeous works of art are actually grains of sand is just thoughts blowing. The author had invented and developed his personal high powered light microscope to photograph different grains of sand from different beaches world wide and the result is incredible. Who knew that grains of sand had been so distinctive and charming? I might suggest this guide for anyone and especially people who love Art, geology, nature, science, the ocean, life, the earth or photography. This additionally makes an ideal present for almost anybody and any occasion. This has been a real crowd pleaser on my coffee desk currently and all my pals need to look by means of it.
A Grain of Sand: Nature’s Secret Wonder
Dr. Gary Greenberg (Author), Stacy Keach (Foreword)
112 pages
Voyageur Press; 1st edition (April 15, 2008)
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