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Can Reindeer Fly? Roger Highfield

Can Reindeer Fly? By Roger Highfield

Can Reindeer Fly? by Roger Highfield


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An irresistible stocking-filler: a hilarious romp through the science of Christmas.

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Can Reindeer Fly? Summary

Can Reindeer Fly?: The Science of Christmas by Roger Highfield

An irresistible stocking-filler: a hilarious romp through the science of Christmas.

How does snow form? Why are we always depressed after Christmas? How does Santa manage to deliver all those presents in one night? (He has, in fact, little over two ten-thousandths of a second to get between each of the 842 million households he must visit.)

This book contains information on how drugs might make us see flying reindeer, how pollution is affecting the shape of Christmas trees and the intriguing correlation between the length of our Christmas card list and brain size.

Can Reindeer Fly? Reviews

An extensively revised edition of a light-hearted scientific look at the rituals and icons of Christmas from such questions as the thermodynamics involved in cooking a turkey to the likely celestial candidates for the Star of Bethlehem and what happens to us physically when we over-indulge in alcohol. And there's a new chapter on how religion can help your entire life.

About Roger Highfield

Roger Highfield was the Science Editor of the DAILY TELEGRAPH and is now the Editor of the NEW SCIENTIST. He broadcasts frequently on radio and television.

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CIN0753813661VG
9780753813669
0753813661
Can Reindeer Fly?: The Science of Christmas by Roger Highfield
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Orion Publishing Co
20021107
352
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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