Search -
Galileo and the Dolphins: Amazing but True Stories from Science
Galileo and the Dolphins Amazing but True Stories from Science Author:Adrian Berry What was the true story behind the persecution of Galileo, & what did it have to do with dolphins? Was Nostradamus a journalist or a prophet? Who was the famous astronomer accused of piracy as he sailed under southern stars? Who made a car with a working engine the size of a rice grain? Which clock is so accurate that it only loses a second ever... more »y three million years? Find out the answers to these riddles in this absorbing & witty compilation of popular science stories. Covers a diverse & fascinating range of topics from medicine, meteorology & murder to archaeology, ideology, superstition & space travel. These quirky facts will astonish & intrigue you. Quizzes will test you.« less