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What They Don't Tell You About Science

Bob Fowke · 1997

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Did you know that lightning is five times hotter than the Sun? Or that with a long enough lever you could lift an elephant on your own? And that there are about ten thousand million million million molecules in a thimbleful of air? What's heavier: a tonne of fat or a tonne of feathers? Of course, you say it's a trick question - and this book explains exactly why, with information about weight, mass and other forces. As well as fundamental physics, read up on crucial chemistry - and find out the total truth about what really happens when you burn the toast...

Book details

Year
1997
Language
English
Series
What They Don't Tell You About
Publisher
Hodder Children's Books
Editions
1
Pages
128
ISBN
9780340693506

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