I Used to Know That: General Science

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Hardcover
2010
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Take a look at all the sciences: biology, for example the human body, cell biology and genetics; chemistry, including the periodic table, fuels and pollution, metals and alloys; and physics, such as the laws of energy and electricity, forces and the universe, waves, radiation and space. I Used To Know That: General Science is an easy and accessible trip down memory lane, helping you remember all those useful things from school which you have now forgotten.

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Take a look at all the sciences: biology, for example the human body, cell biology and genetics; chemistry, including the periodic table, fuels and pollution, metals and alloys; and physics, such as the laws of energy and electricity, forces and the universe, waves, radiation and space. I Used To Know That: General Science is an easy and accessible trip down memory lane, helping you remember all those useful things from school which you have now forgotten.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Published: 27 May 2010
ISBN 10: 1843174731
ISBN 13: 9781843174738

Media Reviews

'a jolly useful old school primer dressed up in postmodern clothes... Everyone will want to dip into this' - Tribune, 6 June 08 'A fun and witty collection of snippets of information we 'used to know' from school.' - Essentials, July 2008 'This is a fascinating book... it will no doubt be a great source of entertainment around many a dinner table during the festive season' - She, December 08

Author Bio

Marianne Taylor is a writer and editor whose career has been steered from the start by her obsessive interest in the natural world. She has written books on subjects from mountain gorillas and nature photography, to science and wildlife in London. She lives in Kent and, when not at her desk, is likely to be found in the nearest woodland, binoculars around neck and notebook in hand.