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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
ISBN-10
1851689001
ISBN-13
9781851689002
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111174130
Product Key Features
Edition
2
Book Title
Why Don't Spiders Stick to Their Webs? : and 317 Other Everyday Mysteries of Science
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Probability & Statistics / General, General, Life Sciences / Biology, Essays
Publication Year
2011
Features
Revised
Genre
Mathematics, Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
9.6 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
500
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
Baffling questions and fascinating answers from the Sunday Telegraph's award-winning Murphy's Law scientist, Why can t we tickle ourselves? When can you drive through the end of a rainbow? What would happen if you fell into a black hole? Is it ever possible to hurt your brain by thinking too much? Most of the great discoveries in science begin with a question. In this bestselling scientific tour of answers both cosmic and quotidian, science columnist and researcher Robert Matthews tackles an array of baffling conundrums, delivering entertaining and enlightening answers from the worlds of biology, physics, meteorology, neuroscience, and much more. From the curious mathematics of odd socks to the real string theory mystery how does string acquire all those unwanted knots? Matthews reveals the science that proves once and for all that no question is ever too trivial. Robert Matthews is a visiting lecturer in science at Aston University, in Birmingham, England. He has published pioneering research in fields ranging from code-breaking to predicting coincidences, and won the internationally renowned Ig Nobel Prize in Physics for his studies of Murphy s Law, including the reason why toast so often lands butter-side down. An award-winning science writer, he has contributed to many newspapers and magazines world-wide, and is currently science consultant for Focus magazine, a flagship BBC publication. His book 25 Big Ideas: The Science that s Changing our World (9781851683918) is also published by Oneworld.", Why can't we tickle ourselves? Which properties give you the best chance of winning Monopoly? What would happen if you fell into a black hole? Is it possible to hurt your brain if you think too much? In this entertaining and enlightening tour of day-to-day life, award-winning writer and scientist Robert Matthews tackles everything from the puzzling maths of odd socks to the real 'string theory' mystery: how does string acquire all those unwanted knots?
LC Classification Number
Q162
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