The Caronte Show

The Woman Who Counted Snowflakes


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From 1885 to 1905, a Vermont farmer's daughter photographed over 5,000 snowflakes using a microscope attached to a bellows camera, proving that no two are alike. This episode follows her obsessive daily routine, the scientific community's rejection of her work, and how her images became the foundation of modern crystallography.

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