A Short History of Nearly Everything

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  I think this will be the book that I will go back to again and again. There were so many interesting facts to learn, and I enjoyed reading about how various scientists discovered new information that often surprised them. I liked reading about William Herschel's discovery of the planet Uranus in 178 ... (continue)

  I think this will be the book that I will go back to again and again. There were so many interesting facts to learn, and I enjoyed reading about how various scientists discovered new information that often surprised them. I liked reading about William Herschel's discovery of the planet Uranus in 1781 and how he wanted to name it after King George III (Georgium Sidus). I also liked learning about prehistoric guinea pigs the size of cows.

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  Excellent! This is a short history of major scientific discoveries through the ages. --- I love listening to this when I fall asleep. On the re-reads (re-listens actually), I don't catch everything because I fall asleep at some point. But I can start wherever I end and not feel lost since it really ... (continue)

  Excellent! This is a short history of major scientific discoveries through the ages. --- I love listening to this when I fall asleep. On the re-reads (re-listens actually), I don't catch everything because I fall asleep at some point. But I can start wherever I end and not feel lost since it really is a series of reports on scientific topics and one doesn't depend on the previous one (especially since I have listened to it several times now).

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  ― Missmath144 said on Sep 1, 2008 about the Audio Cassette edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback
• ISBN-10: 096573840X
• ISBN-13: 9780965738408
• Publisher: Broadway Books
• Pub date: Jan 01, 2003
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette and Others
• In other languages: other languages Deutsche Bücher, Libros en Español, Livros em Português, Libri Italiani, Danske bøger, Nederlandse Boeken, Svenska böcker

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