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020			_a9781785786563
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100			_aGribbin, John _92510094
245			_aSeven pillars of science: the incredible lightness of ice, and other scientific surprises
260			_bIcon Books _c2020 _aLondon
300			_axvi, 138 p.: ill. _bIncludes bibliographical references
520			_aThese ‘pillars of science’ also defy common sense. For example, solid things are mostly empty space, so how do they hold together? There appears to be no special ‘life force’, so how do we distinguish living things from inanimate objects? And why does ice float on water, when most solids don’t? You might think that question hardly needs asking, and yet if ice didn’t float, life on Earth would never have happened. The answers to all of these questions were sensational in their day, and some still are. Throughout history, science has been able to think the unthinkable – and Gribbin brilliantly shows the surprising secrets on which our understanding of life is based. https://iconbooks.com/ib-title/seven-pillars-of-science/
650			_aScience _92510095
650			_aMilky Way _92510096
650			_aEarth _92510097
650			_aStars _92510098
650			_aAstrology _92510099
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