Cause of mosquitoes' sorrow: beginnings, blunders and breakthroughs in science

This book features quirky, enjoyable and entirely true instances of science going wrong, right and in totally unexpected directions from 600 BC onwards ... Just how did the scientific discoveries that have changed our world come about? Surendra Verma investigates the eureka moments, the serendipities and the plain errors that have peppered science's last 2,000 years.

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Subject(s)Science
Author(s)Surendra Verma
Age7-11, 11-14
Published2007
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Shelf referenceA 509 VER
ISN/ISBN9781840468311
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x89b3

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