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The Physics of Christmas: From the Aerodynamics of Reindeer to the Thermodynamics of Turkey

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Author Roger Highfield

Format Hardcover

Publisher Little, Brown & Co (T)

Category Christmas Nonfiction

In The Physics of Christmas, award-winning science journalist D. Roger Highfield acts as a guiding spirit to everyone's favorite holiday, illuminating Christmas by viewing its many cherished rituals and icons from a new and fascinating perspective: science. Calling upon the latest research in chemistry, mathematics, genetics, anthropology, physics, psychology, and astronomy, Highfield explores such questions as these: Could reindeer really fly? How do snowflakes form, and what could scientists do to guarantee an annual white Christmas? Is there a biological reason that so many people prefer not to eat Brussels sprouts at Christmas dinner? Why is Santa so obese? Why are we so frequently depressed after the holiday season?

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Roger Highfield

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  • Publisher: Little, Brown & Co (T)
  • Format: Hardcover
  • ISBN: 9780316366113
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