Farmer Buckley's exploding trousers : and other odd events on the way to scientific discovery /
Meticulously reseaerched by the internationally acclaimed New Scientist magazine, these stories of haphazard discovery, delusion, and greed include the doctor who thought he could cure madness with a quick spin in a centrifuge, thge engineer who came up with a radipo that ran on gas, and the two you...
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Farmer Buckley's exploding trousers : |b and other odd events on the way to scientific discovery / |c edited by Stephanie Pain. |
| 246 | 1 | |i At head of title: |a NewScientist | |
| 260 | |a London : |b Profile, |c c2011. | ||
| 300 | |a x, 214 p. ; |c 22 cm. | ||
| 500 | |a Includes index. | ||
| 520 | |a Meticulously reseaerched by the internationally acclaimed New Scientist magazine, these stories of haphazard discovery, delusion, and greed include the doctor who thought he could cure madness with a quick spin in a centrifuge, thge engineer who came up with a radipo that ran on gas, and the two young men who dug a giant hole and discovered the center of the galaxy. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a No pain, no gain -- Bad timing -- Who dares win -- Persistence pays -- Fingers crossed -- Don't call us-- -- Reality check -- War and peace -- Make do and mend -- Sleuthing with science. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Discoveries in science. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Errors, Scientific. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Science |v Anecdotes. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Science |v Humor. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Pain, Stephanie. | |
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