Background
Bentley, Wilson Alwyn was born on February 9, 1865 in Jericho, Vermont, United States. Son of Thomas Edwin and Fanny Eliza (Colton) Bentley.
Bentley, Wilson Alwyn was born on February 9, 1865 in Jericho, Vermont, United States. Son of Thomas Edwin and Fanny Eliza (Colton) Bentley.
Student of snow crystals and other meteorological
Taught music, 1885-1886. Since 1882, a student of snow crystals and other meteorological studies. Has made 5,150 photomicrographs of snow crystals, 600 of frost crystals, 200 of ice and ice crystals, hail, et cetera, and many hundreds of dew, clouds, raindrops, et cetera
Has written various monographs relating to these studies, published by United States Weather Bureau, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1908, and articles “Snow” and “Frost” in Encyclopedia Americana, contributions to magazines and lectures on similar themes.
