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Seven Pillars of Science
The Incredible Lightness of Ice, and Other Scientific Surprises
- Amberley
- by John Gribbin
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Publisher | Amberley |
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ISBN | 9781785788581 |
Author(s) | John Gribbin |
Publication date | January 2022 |
Edition | Paperback (B format) |
Dimensions | mm |
Pages | 160 |
Language(s) | English ed. |
Description
These 'pillars of science' also defy common sense. For example, solid things are mostly empty space, so how do they hold together? There appears to be no special 'life force', so how do we distinguish living things from inanimate objects? And why does ice float on water, when most solids don't? You might think that question hardly needs asking, and yet if ice didn't float, life on Earth would never have happened.