The Handy Science Answer BookCarnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Science and Technology Department "Fascinating stuff. Most readers will have hours of fun just picking pages at random". -- Pittsburgh magazine Can any bird fly upside down? Is white gold really gold? In response to reader requests, this new edition of our bestselling Handy Science answers hundreds of new sci-tech questions, from the inner workings of the human body to outer space and from math and computers to planes, trains and automobiles. Nearly 1,250 answers -- compiled from the ready-reference files of the Science and Technology Department of The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh -- including some old favorites we've updated and expanded. |
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... xeriscaping ? A xeriscape , a landscape of low water - use plants , is the modern approach to gardening where water shortages are prevalent . Taken from the Greek word xeros , meaning dry , this type of gardening utilizes drought ...
... xeriscaping ? A xeriscape , a landscape of low water - use plants , is the modern approach to gardening where water shortages are prevalent . Taken from the Greek word xeros , meaning dry , this type of gardening utilizes drought ...
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... Xeriscaping 218 See also Gardens Gardens Butterfly 220 , 240 Chemical 10 Fruit See Fruit gardens Greenhouses 226 Hummingbird attractants 220 Hydroponics 218 Energy output compared to other fuels 149 , 150 Gasohol 143 Hydrocarbon ...
... Xeriscaping 218 See also Gardens Gardens Butterfly 220 , 240 Chemical 10 Fruit See Fruit gardens Greenhouses 226 Hummingbird attractants 220 Hydroponics 218 Energy output compared to other fuels 149 , 150 Gasohol 143 Hydrocarbon ...
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... Xeriscaping 218 Xerography 441 Xerox machine 441 Y Yallow , Rosalyn S. 443 Yangtse River length 68 Yapoks , Gestation period 254 Yard ( Measurement unit ) 339 Yard wastes Contribution to municipal solid waste 181 Contribution to solid ...
... Xeriscaping 218 Xerography 441 Xerox machine 441 Y Yallow , Rosalyn S. 443 Yangtse River length 68 Yapoks , Gestation period 254 Yard ( Measurement unit ) 339 Yard wastes Contribution to municipal solid waste 181 Contribution to solid ...
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