Can Reindeer Fly?

The Science of Christmas

Roger Highfield (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

352 Seiten

2002
Weidenfeld & Nicolson (Verlag)
978-0-7538-1366-9 (ISBN)

Artikel merken

An irresistible stocking-filler: a hilarious romp through the science of Christmas.
'The strangest book I have ever read ... I loved it!' Spectator

An irresistible stocking-filler: a hilarious romp through the science of Christmas.

'This book fizzes with fun' Sunday Telegraph

'I love it' Carol Vordeman

'A perfect present' A C Grayling, Financial Times

How does snow form? Why are we always depressed after Christmas? How does Santa manage to deliver all those presents in one night? (He has, in fact, little over two ten-thousandths of a second to get between each of the 842 million households he must visit.)

This book contains information on how drugs might make us see flying reindeer, how pollution is affecting the shape of Christmas trees and the intriguing correlation between the length of our Christmas card list and brain size.

Roger Highfield was the Science Editor of the DAILY TELEGRAPH and is now the Editor of the NEW SCIENTIST. He broadcasts frequently on radio and television.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.11.2002
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	133 x 196 mm
Gewicht	246 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
ISBN-10	0-7538-1366-1 / 0753813661
ISBN-13	978-0-7538-1366-9 / 9780753813669
Zustand	Neuware