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A Book of Scientific Curiosities: Everything You Need to Know About Science--But Never Had Time to Ask
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Hardcover
Book cover for 9780786716289
 
from Running Pr Book Pub (November 14, 2005)
9780786716289 | details & prices | 308 pages | 0.14 × 0.20 × 1.25 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $24.95
About: An examination of some of the scientific community's more unusual discoveries from the past two millennia describes such topics as how the Babylonians achieved time measurement, Galileo's revelations about the cosmos, and Maimen's development of the first laser.