"Simon Flynn\'s cornucopia of curious facts, anecdotes, and quotations .
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Expand your knowledge as you view the History of the Earth on the face of a clock, tremble at the power of the Richter scale, and learn how to measure the speed of light. is sure to entertain and surprise."-- New Scientist from the Large Hadron Collider rap to the sins of Isaac Newton, The Science Magpie is a compelling collection of scientific curiosities. . . "Simon Flynn\'s cornucopia of curious facts, anecdotes, and quotations