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The Science of Harry Potter: How Magic Really Works
by Highfield, Roger
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine-Collectible/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670031534
- ISBN 13
- 9780670031535
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About This Item
NY: Viking, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover_boards. Fine-Collectible/Near Fine. 5.75"x8.5" 322 indexed pgs. First printing. Rose card stock boards w/black letters on spine. DJ illustration by Beau Daniels. Author photo c The Daily Telegraph. Designed by Jaye Zimet. Set in Chochin A/F paper. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. Behind the magic of Harry Potter—a witty and illuminating look at the scientific principles, theories, and assumptions of the boy wizard's world, newly come to life again in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and the upcoming film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Can Fluffy the three-headed dog be explained by advances in molecular biology? Could the discovery of cosmic "gravity-shielding effects" unlock the secret to the Nimbus 2000 broomstick's ability to fly? Is the griffin really none other than the dinosaur Protoceratops? Roger Highfield, author of the critically acclaimed The Physics of Christmas, explores the fascinating links between magic and science to reveal that much of what strikes us as supremely strange in the Potter books can actually be explained by the conjurings of the scientific mind. This is the perfect guide for parents who want to teach their children science through their favorite adventures as well as for the millions of adult fans of the series intrigued by its marvels and mysteries. Source: Publisher.
Synopsis
Can Fluffy the three-headed dog be explained by advances in molecular biology? Could the discovery of cosmic "gravity-shielding effects" unlock the secret to the Nimbus 2000 broomstick's ability to fly? Is the griffin really none other than the dinosaur Protoceratops? Roger Highfield, author of the critically acclaimed The Physics of Christmas , explores the fascinating links between magic and science to reveal that much of what strikes us as supremely strange in the Potter books can actually be explained by the conjurings of the scientific mind. This is the perfect guide for parents who want to teach their children science through their favorite adventures as well as for the millions of adult fans of the series intrigued by its marvels and mysteries.
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- Bookseller
- Blacks Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14843
- Title
- The Science of Harry Potter: How Magic Really Works
- Author
- Highfield, Roger
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover_boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine-Collectible
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670031534
- ISBN 13
- 9780670031535
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- ALA Booklist Editors' Choice
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