The big book of answers
By: edited by Kevin S. Hile
Contributors: Ferguson, Rebecca N.
Edition: 2009 ed.
Publisher: Fall River Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 700
ISBN-13: 9781435116566
Subjects: Questions and answers; Curiosities and wonders; History; Miscellanea; Science
Other titles: Handy science answer book.
Description: The Big Book of Answers covers everything from the hard sciences to important facts about human civilization. Subjects addressed include American and international history and government, social movements, philosophy and religion, business and economics, mathematics and physics, earth sciences and biology, health and medicine, the plant and animal kingdoms, culture and the arts, and technology and communications.
Notes: "Previously published as The handy history answer book ... and The handy science answer book"--Title page verso.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Eras and their highlights; title: Government and politics; title: War and conflict; title: Political and social movements; title: Religion and philosophy; title: The arts; title: Economics and business; title: Math, numbers, and measurements; title: Technology; title: Physics and chemistry; title: Space; title: Earth; title: Climate and weather; title: The environment; title: Biology; title: Plant world; title: Animal world; title: The human body; title: Health and medicine.