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Seven Pillars of Science

The Incredible Lightness of Ice, and Other Scientific Surprises


  • Amberley
  • by John Gribbin
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.

ISBN 9781785788581 | EN | PB-B
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Publisher Amberley
ISBN 9781785788581
Author(s) John Gribbin
Publication date January 2022
Edition Paperback (B format)
Dimensions mm
Pages 160
Language(s) English ed.
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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.