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Mary Gribbin - Big Numbers - 9781840464313 - KST0009923
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Big Numbers

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Description for Big Numbers Paperback. A brilliant and imaginative book for 10-12 year olds which paints a fascinating picture of the comparative scale of phenomena in our world, from the vast to the infinitesimal. Ages 10-12 years. Illustrator(s): Edney, Ralph. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AL; YNT. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322. Fine copy
Big Numbers is a brilliant and imaginative book for 10 to 12 year olds which paints a fascinating picture of the comparative scale of phenomena in our world, from the vast to the infinitesimal. The reader is taken on a roller-coaster ride through maths, physics, chemistry, biology and technology: from zero to infinity in maths and time; from subatomic particles to galaxies; from the speed and size of the Big Bang to the size and age of the universe; from the speed of light to the power of gravity; from the size of a White Dwarf to that of a ... Read more

Product Details

Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Wizard Books
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Duxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781840464313
SKU
KST0009923
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2

About Mary Gribbin
John and Mary Gribbin are hugely respected popularisers of science for adults and children alike. Their Time and the Universe (Hodder) won the IES Information Book Award. Mary is the author of the hugely successful Eyewitness Guide to Time and Space (Dorling Kindersley). They live in Sussex. Ralph Edney is the brilliant illustrator of Introducing Time, Introducing Fractal Geometry and ... Read more

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