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Ladataan... How Many Elephants in a Blue Whale?: Measuring What You Don't Know in Terms of What You DoTekijä: Marcus Weeks
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How much does a blue whale weigh? How big is big? Using visually dazzling equivalents, How Many Elephants in a Blue Whale makes concepts like size, speed, and mass easy to grasp, and fun as well. Get the scoop on how many Eiffel Towers it takes to reach the top of Mount Everest and how fast a cheetah would have to run to outpace a Ferrarri. An irresistibly entertaining way to get a fix on how things in our world are related, this compendium is perfect for trivia lovers and those fascinated by popular science. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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This is the reason why I grabbed this book from a closing down sale; I like comparisons; I find them much more relevant to my mind than actually measurements.
The book succeeds at its goal: it creates a standard of comparative measurements for objects of all shapes and sizes in every part of life. The illustrations are excellent and the writing is fun. My only complaint and the reason for the 3 stars instead of a higher rating is that the author tries to codify these representational measurements. For example, he calls the length of your arms spanned wide open a Len (in homage to Da Vinci's Proportions of Man). This is fine, and it works, but only when he remembers to actually tell you what his made up measurement means. I often found myself reading about something being 2 MEiff long without having any idea what an MEiff is (short for Monsieur Eiffel - the height of the man who designed the Eiffel tower) because it was described after it was used.
All in all, a fun reference to have when kids are around, but not particularly practical in its usefulness. ( )