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Author:

Ingram, Jay.

Title:

The barmaid's brain and other strange tales from science / Jay Ingram.

Publisher:

W.H. Freeman,

Copyright Date:

2000

Description:

xi, 271 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Science--Miscellanea.

Notes:

Originally published: Toronto, Ont. : Viking, 1998. 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?

ISBN:

9780716741206
0716741202

LCCN:

00055158

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)