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The barmaid's brain and other strange tales from science
- Title
- The barmaid's brain and other strange tales from science / Jay Ingram.
- Author
- Ingram, Jay.
- Publication
- New York : W.H. Freeman, 2000.
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Details
- Description
- xi, 271 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
- Alternative Title
- Barmaid's brain
- Subject
- Note
- Originally published: Toronto, Ont. : Viking, 1998.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-271).
- Contents
- I just had to laugh -- Seeing things -- Sane in an insane world -- The barmaid's brain -- The invention of thievery -- The plant that rolls -- Consumed by learning -- Why do moths fly to lights? -- Homo aquaticus -- Saint Joan -- The effect of witchcraft on the brain -- The Vinland map -- The burning mirrors of Syracuse -- The monks who saw the moon split open -- Antlion king -- The bacteria eaters -- An uneasy bargain -- A silver lining -- Tee time at the Royal Institution -- It'll practically go forever -- Going up?
- Call Number
- JSD 05-212
- ISBN
- 0716741202
- LCCN
- 00055158
- OCLC
- 44425532
- Author
- Ingram, Jay.
- Title
- The barmaid's brain and other strange tales from science / Jay Ingram.
- Imprint
- New York : W.H. Freeman, 2000.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-271).
- Research Call Number
- JSD 05-212