The Science Magpie: Fascinating Facts, Stories, Poems, Diagrams, And Jokes Plucked From Science [EPUB]

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"Simon Flynn's cornucopia of curious facts, anecdotes, and quotations . . . is sure to entertain and surprise."—New Scientist From the Large Hadron Collider rap to the sins of Isaac Newton, The Science Magpie is a compelling collection of scientific curiosities. Expand your knowledge as you view the history of the Earth on the face of a clock, tremble at the power of the Richter scale, and learn how to measure the speed of light. Simon Flynn was the publisher at icon Books for many years and is now a qualified science teacher. He has degrees in chemistry and philosophy.

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  • Year: 2,012

  • City: London

  • Pages: 288

  • Language: English

  • Topic: 178

  • Identifier: 978-1-84831-431-3, 978-1-84831-431-3

  • Org File Size: 11,344,400

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