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" How to dunk a doughnut : "
Len Fisher.
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BL
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1044287
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b798657
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| Main Entry
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Fisher, Len.
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| Title & Author
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How to dunk a doughnut : : the science of everyday life /\ Len Fisher.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Penguin,, 2004.
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xii, 255 pages :: illustrations ;; 20 cm
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| ISBN
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0143034383
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: 1559706805
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: 9780143034384
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: 9781559706803
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| Notes
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Originally published: Great Britain : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The art and science of dunking -- How does a scientist boil an egg? -- The tao of tools -- How to add up your supermarket bill -- How to throw a boomerang -- Catch as catch can -- Bath foam, beer foam, and the meaning of life -- A question of taste -- The physics of sex.
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| Abstract
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Presents insights into what it is like to be a scientist and what scientists do through investigations of the science behind everyday activities, such as dunking a doughnut, boiling an egg, or throwing a boomerang.
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Science, Popular works.
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Science.
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| Dewey Classification
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500
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Q162.F53 2004
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