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Come see the Earth turn : the story of Léon Foucault Cover Image Book

Come see the Earth turn : the story of Léon Foucault / by Lori Mortensen ; illustrations by Raúl Allén.

Mortensen, Lori, 1955- (Author). Allen, Raul, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Explores the life and work of nineteenth-century French physicist Leon Foucault, who invented a pendulum that provided proof that the Earth rotated on its axis.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1582462844
  • ISBN: 9781582462844
  • ISBN: 9781582463612
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: Berkeley : Tricycle Press, [2010]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
Allen, Raul
Target Audience Note:
910L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 5.2 0.5 139553.

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Foucault, Léon, 1819-1868 > Juvenile literature.
1819-1868 > Juvenile literature.
Foucault's pendulum > Juvenile literature.
Physicists > France > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Earth (Planet) > Rotation > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Biographies.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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