Dr. Joe & What You Didn't Know: 177 Fascinating Questions About the Chemistry of Everyday Life

Dr. Joe & What You Didn't Know: 177 Fascinating Questions About the Chemistry of Everyday Life

From Beethoven's connection to plumbing to why rotten eggs smell like sulfur, the technical explanations included in this scientific primer tackle 99 chemistry-related questions and provide answers de…

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