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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Houghton Mifflin
Publication date December 1, 1988
Binding Hardcover
Book category Juvenile Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780395428573
ISBN-10 0395428572
Dimensions 1.25 by 9 by 11.25 in.
Weight 3.85 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $29.95
Other format details juvenile
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The intimidating world of technology is made accessible in an ingenious guide to the workings of diverse machines that traces todays inventions to their antecedents of the past
Editions
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Hardcover
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With Dan Green | from Houghton Mifflin (December 1, 1988)
9780395428573 | details & prices | 9.00 × 11.25 × 1.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 3.85 lbs | List price $29.95
This edition also contains More Physics With Matlab: With Companion Media Pack
About: Text and numerous detailed illustrations introduce and explain the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines including a lawn sprinkler, pneumatic drill, electric guitar, and a smoke detector.
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780395428573
 
The price comparison is for this edition
With David MacAulay | from Houghton Mifflin (December 1, 1988); titled "The Way Things Work"
9780395428573 | details & prices | 9.00 × 11.25 × 1.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 3.85 lbs | List price $29.95
This edition also contains The Way Things Work
About: Text and numerous detailed illustrations introduce and explain the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines including a lawn sprinkler, pneumatic drill, electric guitar, and a smoke detector.

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