The Science Magpie: Fascinating facts, stories, poems, diagrams and jokes plucked from science

by Simon Flynn

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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.

  • ISBN10 1848315996
  • ISBN13 9781848315990
  • Publish Date 5 September 2013 (first published 4 October 2012)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Icon Books
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 288
  • Language English