The Science Magpie: A hoard of fascinating facts, stories, poems, diagrams and jokes, plucked from science and its history

The Science Magpie: A hoard of fascinating facts, stories, poems, diagrams and jokes, plucked from science and its history image
ISBN-10:

1848314167

ISBN-13:

9781848314160

Author(s): Flynn, Simon
Released: Oct 04, 2012
Publisher: Icon Books
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
to view more data

Description:

"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.


Low Price Summary






Top Bookstores


























We're an Amazon Associate. We earn from qualifying purchases at Amazon and all stores listed here.

DISCLOSURE: We're an eBay Partner Network affiliate and we earn commissions from purchases you make on eBay via one of the links above.

Want a Better Price Offer?

Set a price alert and get notified when the book starts selling at your price.

Want to Report a Pricing Issue?

Let us know about the pricing issue you've noticed so that we can fix it.