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The New York Times book of science questions & answers / by C. Claiborne Ray ; drawings by Victoria Roberts.

Van Pelt Library Q173 .R39 1997
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Ray, C. Claiborne.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Science--Miscellanea.
Science.
Genre:
Trivia and miscellanea.
Physical Description:
230 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Edition:
First Anchor Books edition.
Other Title:
New York Times book of science questions and answers
Book of science questions and answers
Place of Publication:
New York : Anchor Books, [1997]
Summary:
Why is glass transparent? Why do cats purr? Why do men have nipples? These are but a handful of the thousands of questions that over the years have been asked and answered in "The New York Times" "Science Q&A" column. At last, the best and most interesting of these questions--along with their answers--have been collected in a book for general readers. 50 illustrations.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
038548660X
OCLC:
35688072

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