The Science Magpie Fascinating Facts, Stories, Poems, Diagrams and Jokes Plucked from Science

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Publisher's Synopsis

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 in your kitchen.

Skip through time with Darwin's note on the pros and cons of marriage, take part in an 1858 Cambridge exam, meet the African schoolboy with a scientific puzzle named after him and much more.

Book information

ISBN: 9781848315990
Publisher: Icon Books
Imprint: Icon Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 500
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: ix, 278
Weight: 274g
Height: 197mm
Width: 137mm
Spine width: 21mm