Why Are Orangutans Orange? : Science Questions in Pictures - With Fascinating Answers

by NEW SCIENTIST

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9781605983899

ISBN10:

1605983896

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Hardcover

Pub. Date:

12/17/2012

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MICROCASM

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Illustrated for the first time, with eighty full-color photographs showing the beauty, complexity and mystery of the world around us, here is the next eagerly awaited volume of science questions and answers from Mick O'Hare and his team at NewScientist. From ripples in glass to 'holograms' in ice, the natural world's wonders are unraveled by the magazine's knowledgeable readers. Six years since its debut, this magnificent series still rides high in the international bestseller lists, with well over two million copies sold. Popular science has never been more absorbing or more enjoyable. For the first time in full color, this latest collection of resourceful, wry and well-informed answers to a remarkable range of baffling science questions is guaranteed to impress and delight.

Introduction	p. 1
All creatures great and peculiar	p. 3
Ice, bubbles and liquid	p. 39
Clouds and stuff in the sky	p. 77
In your kitchen	p. 103
Goo and gardening	p. 125
Bugs and blobs from the deep	p. 152
Sand, saws and the Klingons	p. 182
Acknowledgements	p. 201
Index	p. 203
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