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Curiosities of science, answered engagingly.
If you've ever found yourself pondering over quirky scientific questions while sipping your morning coffee, this book is like a conversational companion that has all the fascinating answers. The New Scientist magazine has a knack for making science accessible and fun, and you'll find yourself sharing these peculiar facts at your next social gathering. It offers bite-sized enlightenment perfect for anyone with a curious mind.
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ISBN: 9781861978769
Publisher: Profile Books
Date of Publication: 2006-01-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.49
(rated by 1909 readers)
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Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? is the latest compilation of readers' answers to the questions in the 'Last Word' column of New Scientist, the world's best-selling science weekly. Following the phenomenal success of Does Anything Eat Wasps? - the Christmas 2005 surprise bestseller - this new collection includes recent answers never before published in book form, and also old favourites from the column's early days. Yet again, many seemingly simple questions turn out to have complex answers. And some that seem difficult have a very simple explanation. New Scientist's 'Last Word' is regularly voted the magazine's most popular section as it celebrates all questions - the trivial, idiosyncratic, baffling and strange. This new selection of the best is popular science at its most entertaining and enlightening.
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Curiosities of science, answered engagingly.
If you've ever found yourself pondering over quirky scientific questions while sipping your morning coffee, this book is like a conversational companion that has all the fascinating answers. The New Scientist magazine has a knack for making science accessible and fun, and you'll find yourself sharing these peculiar facts at your next social gathering. It offers bite-sized enlightenment perfect for anyone with a curious mind.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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