The Quirks & quarks question book 101 answers to listeners' questions

McDonald, Bob, 1951- (Added Author).

Summary: A selection of the most puzzling questions asked in the last ten years in the popular CBC Radio One weekly science program Quirks & quarks are answered by Canadian scientists and researchers from all scientific disciplines. A question about the difference of gravity forces on the Earth and on the Moon is answered by Leah Braithwaite of the Canadian Space Agency.

Record details

ISBN: 9781551994123 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1551994127 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (x, 198 p.) : ill.
Publisher: Toronto : M & S, 2002.

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Formatted Contents Note:

1. Rivers, rocks, and raptors : geography, geology, and archaeology -- 2. Brains, bones, and behaviour : physiology and the human body -- 3. Fur and fangs : biology and the animal kingdom -- 4. Creepers and crawlers : the insect world -- 5. Solids and surfaces : materials science -- 6. Puzzles and problems : the world of physics -- 7. Sizzling suns and magnificent moons : space science and astronomy -- 8. Hail and hurricanes : environmental science and weather.

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