What they don't tell you about science / by Bob Fowke ; illustrations by Andrew Mee (also known as Thompson Yardley) : dedicated to René Descartes, the famous French scientist, who liked to stay in bed as long as possible.

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What they don't tell you about science / by Bob Fowke ; illustrations by Andrew Mee (also known as Thompson Yardley) : dedicated to René Descartes, the famous French scientist, who liked to stay in bed as long as possible.