The Science Magpie
Title | The Science Magpie PDF eBook |
Author | Simon Flynn |
Publisher | Magpie |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Humor |
ISBN | 9781848315990 |
The Science Magpie brings together a hugely diverse collection of classic, common and unusual tidbits from across science and its history.
A Charm of Magpies
Title | A Charm of Magpies PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Allen |
Publisher | Icon Books |
Total Pages | 657 |
Release | 2014-11-06 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 1848317417 |
The Science Magpie is Simon Flynn's bestselling collection of enthralling facts, stories, poems and more from science's history, from the Large Hadron Collider rap to the sins of Isaac Newton. With Antiques Roadshow regular Marc Allum as your guide, go in search of stolen masterpieces, explore the first museums, learn the secrets of the forgers and brush up on your auction technique with The Antiques Magpie . And with acclaimed nature writer Daniel Allen, join naturalists, novelists and poets as they explore the most isolated parts of the planet and discover which plants can be used to predict the weather in The Nature Magpie .
The Science Magpie
Title | The Science Magpie PDF eBook |
Author | Simon Flynn |
Publisher | Icon Books |
Total Pages | 288 |
Release | 2012-10-04 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1848314310 |
From the Large Hadron Collider rap to the sins of Isaac Newton, The Science Magpie is a compelling collection of scientific curiosities. Expand your knowledge as you view the history of the Earth on the face of a clock, tremble at the power of the Richter scale and learn how to measure the speed of light in your kitchen. Skip through time with Darwin’s note on the pros and cons of marriage, take part in an 1858 Cambridge exam, meet the African schoolboy with a scientific puzzle named after him and much more.
Australian Magpie
Title | Australian Magpie PDF eBook |
Author | Gisela T. Kaplan |
Publisher | CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Total Pages | 156 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780643090682 |
Brings together everything we know about the biology and behaviour of this unusual species.
The Antiques Magpie
Title | The Antiques Magpie PDF eBook |
Author | Marc Allum |
Publisher | Icon Books Ltd |
Total Pages | 255 |
Release | 2013-09-05 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 1848316194 |
From the mythical artefacts of the ancient world to saucy seaside postcards, The Antiques Magpie explores the wonderful world of antiques and collectables. With Antiques Roadshow regular Marc Allum as your guide, go in search of stolen masterpieces, explore the first museums, learn the secrets of the forgers and brush up on your auction technique. Meet the garden gnome insured for £1 million, track down Napoleon's toothbrush, find out how to spot a corpse in a Victorian photograph – and much more. This book is for anyone who's ever been fascinated by what relics of the past tell us about history – and what they are worth today.
The Classics Magpie
Title | The Classics Magpie PDF eBook |
Author | Jane Hood |
Publisher | Icon Books Ltd |
Total Pages | 216 |
Release | 2014-10-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 184831731X |
Who first thought of atoms? How much can you learn about archaeology from an oil lamp? Who came up with the theory of the 'wandering womb'? Oxford Classicist Jane Hood delves into the history, culture, literature, mythology and philosophy of ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt, using her expert eye to unearth unexpected gems, glittering fragments and quotable nuggets from a lost world. From ancient cosmetics to the earliest known computer, from the deciphering of ancient languages to the amazing things the Romans did with concrete, this is the essential miscellany for all curious minds, whether you learned the Classics at school or not.
No Mate for the Magpie
Title | No Mate for the Magpie PDF eBook |
Author | Frances Molloy |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 170 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780892551057 |
Confronted by the unceasing irrationality of life in Northern Ireland, Ann Elizabeth McGlone, a Catholic girl, decides to emigrate