Wayland Library Of Science And Technology

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• Used

  Hardcover
  1991

  $8.10

  This series is designed to give children an insight into the world of science and technology. Each book explores and explains the latest scientific knowledge and is illustrated with explanatory diagrams. This book discusses how, since the invention of the wheel and the sailing ship, technology has developed to keep pace with the demand for ever-faster methods of transport. It also includes information on the radar, sonar and intertial navigation.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1990

  $3.97

  This series has been designed to give children an insight into the world of science and technology. Each book explores and explains the latest scientific knowledge and is illustrated with explanatory diagrams. This book looks at the earth's resources, both on land and in the sea, and it shows how they are extracted. Subjects include rocks and minerals, mineral formation and distribution, fuels, mining techniques, drilling, metallurgy, extraction, electrolysis and the timber resource such as forestry, pulp, paper, fibres and rubber.