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Brown, James,author.
Platt, Richard,author.
How much do clouds weigh? Who invented the pencil? How many ways can you tie a knot? Discover the answers to these and many other questions in this elegant and absorbing miscellany of general knowledge. From music notation to Roman numerals and from the skeleton to the solar system, essential facts are brought to life by stylish infographics and fascinating commentary.
Perfect book for all ages, this book is sure to amuse and intrigue even the most curious minds.
Knots -- Cloud classification -- The solar system -- Anatomy of type -- The human skeleton -- Spelling, morse and semaphore -- Atomic structure -- The golden ratio -- Music notation -- The anatomy of a bicycle -- Planet earth -- Greek alphabet -- Screws and nails -- Impossible shapes -- Time zones -- The human eye -- International code of signals -- Flight -- Solstices and equinoxes -- Rivers -- The periodic table of elements -- Pencils and brushes -- The phase of the moon -- Organs of the body -- Regular polygons -- The layout of an orchestra -- Neap and spring tides -- Roman numerals -- Mohs scale of mineral hardness -- Paper sizes.
How much do clouds weigh? Who invented the pencil? How many ways can you tie a knot? Discover the answers to these and many other questions in this elegant and absorbing miscellany of general knowledge. From music notation to Roman numerals and from the skeleton to the solar system, essential facts are brought to life by stylish infographics and fascinating commentary.
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