Know It All: 132 Head-Scratching Questions about the Science All Around Us

by New Scientist

Book Overview

New Scientist magazine's beloved "Last Word" column is a rare forum for "un-Google-able" queries: Readers write in, and readers respond Know It All collects 132 of the column's very best Q&As. The often-wacky questions cover physics, chemistry, zoology and beyond: When will Mount Everest cease to be the tallest mountain on the planet?If a thermometer was in space, what would it read?Why do some oranges have seeds, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1615192395
• ISBN13: 9781615192397
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Experiment
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.7"