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Featuring 21 engaging projects, this guide invites young readers to explore the scientific ideas that shaped Isaac Newton’s legacy. Children can test Newton’s three laws with everyday objects, experiment with pendulums and waterwheels, examine a seventeenth‑century plague mask, track lunar phases, and even bake an apple pie in a coffin. The book complements its activities with a timeline, excerpts from Newton’s writings, online resources, and a suggested reading list, giving kids a comprehensive, interactive introduction to physics, astronomy, and mathematics.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Kerrie Logan Hollihan
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