A Charm of Magpies: The Antiques Magpie / The Nature Magpie / The Science Magpie - Couverture souple

Allen, Daniel; Allum, Marc; Flynn, Simon

 
9781848317406: A Charm of Magpies: The Antiques Magpie / The Nature Magpie / The Science Magpie
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1848317409 ISBN 13 : 9781848317406
Editeur : Icon Books, 2014

Synopsis

The Science Magpie is Simon Flynn's bestselling collection of enthralling facts, stories, poems and more from science's history, from the Large Hadron Collider rap to the sins of Isaac Newton.

With Antiques Roadshow regular Marc Allum as your guide, go in search of stolen masterpieces, explore the first museums, learn the secrets of the forgers and brush up on your auction technique with The Antiques Magpie.

And with acclaimed nature writer Daniel Allen, join naturalists, novelists and poets as they explore the most isolated parts of the planet and discover which plants can be used to predict the weather in The Nature Magpie.

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À propos de l'auteur

Simon Flynn was a publisher and is now training as science teacher. He has degrees in Chemistry and Philosophy. Marc Allum is a freelance art and antiques writer and consultant based in Wiltshire. Marc has been a miscellaneous specialist on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow programme since 1998. Dr Daniel Allen is a British author making a name for himself in the world of animal/nature writing.

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Éditeur
Icon Books
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1848317409
ISBN 13 
9781848317406
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
736
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible