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The barmaid's brain and other strange tales from science

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Publish Date
Language
English
Pages
271

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Cover of: The barmaid's brain and other strange tales from science
The barmaid's brain and other strange tales from science
2004, MJF Books, Penguin Books Canada, Limited
in English
Cover of: The barmaid's brain and other strange tales from science
The barmaid's brain and other strange tales from science
2001, Aurum
in English
Cover of: Barmaid's Brain and Other Strange Tales from Science
Barmaid's Brain and Other Strange Tales from Science
1999, Quarto Publishing Group UK, Aurum
in English
Cover of: The Barmaid's Brain And Other Strange Tales From Science
The Barmaid's Brain And Other Strange Tales From Science
Aug 31, 1999, Penguin Canada
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Table of Contents

I just had to laugh
Seeing things
Sane in an insane world
The barmaid's brain
The invention of thievery
The plant that rolls
Consumed by learning
Why do moths fly to lights?
Homo aquaticus
Saint Joan
The effect of witchcraft on the brain
The Vinland map
The burning mirrors of Syracuse
The monks who saw the moon split open
Antlion king
The bacteria eaters
An uneasy bargain
A silver lining
Tee time at the Royal Institution
It'll practically go forever
Going up?

Edition Notes

This special edition is published by MJF Books in arrangement with Henry Holt and Company, LLC. originally published in Canada by Viking, a division of the Penguin Group.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-271).

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
500
Library of Congress
Q173 .I54 2004

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 271 pages
Number of pages
271

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL32380846M
Internet Archive
barmaidsbrainoth0000ingr_q3n0
ISBN 10
1567317316
ISBN 13
9781567317312
LCCN
2004117586
OCLC/WorldCat
64383917

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