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Everything You Know About Science is Wrong
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See moreA highly entertaining, myth-busting read for anyone with even a passing interest in science. Ever wondered if anything is faster than the speed of light? Was Sputnik the first object in space? Have your myths busted!
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A highly entertaining, myth-busting read for anyone with even a passing interest in science.
Hot on the heels of the fascinating compendium Everything You Know About London Is Wrong, this next book in the series, written by author Matt Brown in his trademark humourous style, debunks the scientific myths we all take for granted. Does nothing travel faster than the speed of light? Well, in certain circumstances, a winded tortoise can go faster. Are there actually seven colours in a rainbow? Think again. And our author merrily explains why our hair and nails don't keep growing after we die and why chemicals in our diet might not be the toxic threats we are led to believe.
Covering everything from pseudoscience to phenomena of physics, scandals of space and scientific misquotes, Everything You Know About Science is Wrong shatters a range of illusions we have accepted unquestioningly since childhood and demystifies this most puzzling of subjects.
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ISBN: 9781849944021
Publisher: Batsford
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 09 February 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Batsford
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 136.0mm
Height: 192.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 176
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About the Author
Matt Brown is author of 11 books for Batsford, using his trademark humour and playfulness as tools to explore the world. He has served as editor and editorat-large of Londonist.com, writing on topics as diverse as street art, politics, map-making and science. With a deep love of trivia, he's written and hosted hundreds of quizzes, including events for the Museum of London and Manchester Science Museum, among many others. He is tweeting at @mattfromlondon.
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