以震撼人心的微距摄影呈现种子终极之美，继畅销书《牛津大学终极昆虫图鉴》之后又一自然科普力作！

　　英国摄影艺术家列文·比斯受爱丁堡皇家花园邀请，在皇家花园种子库中挑选100种果实或种子进行微距摄影。他用震撼人心的镜头捕捉种子与果实的细节。每一幅图片都展示了肉眼难以看见的种子纹理和质地，让读者得以想象植物种子数千年来的奇异惊人演化。每一幅种子图片均配有一段科普文字。

　　作者简介······

　　列文·比斯（Levon Biss）

　　摄影艺术家，英国皇家摄影学会高级会士（FRPS）。

　　昆虫超微距摄影技术开创者，“微雕”（microsculpture）项目发起人。从业20多年，拍摄类型多样，经常见诸《时代周刊》《GQ》《纽约时报》《美国国家地理》等国际媒体，应邀到TED及各大学演讲，作品在全球展出。列文的摄影专注于自然界，艺术与科学完美结合，揭秘隐藏的世界，为观看者提供进入珍贵的历史博物馆馆藏的机会。

　　代表作有《牛津大学终极昆虫图鉴》。

　　译者：李永学

　　中国科学院大连化学物理研究所博士、英国利物浦大学博士后，从事科研、教学工作多年，2016年退休后成为自由译者，现居英国。译有《森林之花:玛格丽特·米的植物学笔记》《旅途:布莱尔回忆录》《无言的宇宙》等。

　　特约审稿：寿海洋

　　北京林业大学植物学硕士，绿化林业高级工程师，上海市科普作家协会会员，现就职于上海辰山植物园科普宣传部，从事科普教育工作。

With stunning macro photography to present the ultimate beauty of seeds, following the best-selling "Oxford University Ultimate Insect Map" after another popular science work!

British photographic artist Lewin Biss was invited by the Royal Garden of Edinburgh to select 100 fruits or seeds from the Royal Garden Seed Bank for macro photography. He captures the details of seeds and fruits with stunning lenses. Each image shows the texture and texture of seeds that are invisible to the naked eye, allowing readers to imagine the strange and amazing evolution of plant seeds over thousands of years. Each seed picture is accompanied by a popular science text.

About the author

By Levon Biss

Photo artist, Senior Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society (FRPS).

Pioneer of ultramicroscopic photography of insects, initiator of the "microsculpture" project. He has been in the industry for more than 20 years and has photographed various types. He has often appeared in international media such as Time Magazine, GQ, The New York Times, National Geographic, etc. He has been invited to speak at TED and universities, and his works have been exhibited around the world. Levin's photography focuses on the perfect combination of nature, art and science, revealing hidden worlds and providing viewers with access to valuable historical museum collections.

His most famous work is the Oxford University Ultimate Insect Atlas.

Translator: Li Yongxue

Ph. D. of Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, postdoctoral fellow of University of Liverpool, UK, engaged in research and teaching for many years, retired in 2016 to become a freelance translator, now living in the UK. He has translated The Flowers of the Forest: Margaret M. 's Botanical Notes, The Journey: A Memoir of Tony Blair, and The Wordless Universe.

Guest reviewer: Shou Haiyang

Master of Botany, Beijing Forestry University, senior engineer of green forestry, member of Shanghai Science Writers Association, now working in Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden science Publicity Department, engaged in science education.