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The building of the Panama Canal was brought to a standstill by mosquitoes. The suspension cables of New York's Brooklyn Bridge contain enough steel wire to stretch acrodd the Atlantic four times. This is a collection of scientific facts about constructions. Each paragraph focuses on a different mind-blowing fact, such as that the suspension of New York's Brooklyn Bridge contains enough steel wire to stretch across the Atlantic four times.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 128
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 20 Aug 1997
ISBN 10: 0340689943
ISBN 13: 9780340689943