Can You Get Rainbows in Space? - Dr Sheila Kanani

Can You Get Rainbows in Space?

A Colourful Compendium of Space and Science
Buch | Softcover
128 Seiten
2024
Puffin (Verlag)
978-0-241-51973-8 (ISBN)
11,20 inkl. MwSt
Why is blood red? Why are carrots orange? Who invented the lightbulb? Why is the world 'going green'? Is the sky really blue? And what is ultraviolet light?

You'll discover the answers to these questions - and many more - in this incredible collection of scientific facts about colour. We'll talk about light (the most important thing) and waves (not the kind you see at the beach - though you will learn why the sea looks blue!). You'll find out how some animals are able to glow in the dark and how others change their colours to hide from predators. Keep reading to discover why leaves change colour in the autumn, why your veins look blue but your blood is red, and why the language we use shapes the colours we see . . .

And you'll learn exactly how to make a rainbow - in space.

Dr Sheila Kanani is a planetary physicist, science presenter, secondary school physics teacher, space comedian and published author, with a background in astrophysics and astronomy research from UK universities. She regularly acts as a science ambassador, visiting schools and speaking at events. Sheila is currently the Education, Outreach and Diversity officer for the Royal Astronomical Society. Sheila enjoys walking on her local beach with her family of boys, playing sports, gazing at the stars, reading and eating (preferably reading whilst eating!). Her favourite planet is Saturn.

Erscheinungsdatum
Sprache englisch
Maße 194 x 254 mm
Gewicht 420 g
Themenwelt Kinder- / Jugendbuch Sachbücher Naturwissenschaft / Technik
ISBN-10 0-241-51973-X / 024151973X
ISBN-13 978-0-241-51973-8 / 9780241519738
Zustand Neuware
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