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288 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140209204
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
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Why isn't wood weaker that it is? Why isn't steel stronger? Why does glass sometimes shatter and sometimes bend like spring? Why do ships break in half? What is a liquid and is treacle one?
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288 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140209204
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Why isn't wood weaker that it is? Why isn't steel stronger? Why does glass sometimes shatter and sometimes bend like spring? Why do ships break in half? What is a liquid and is treacle one?