Can reindeer fly? the science of christmas / Roger highfield
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TextPublication details: London: Metro Books, 1998Description: 304 pISBN: - 1900512742 (pbk)
- 394.2663 H5378
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Contents
Acknowledgements vii
Introduction: Christmas and the Scientist 1
1. The Bethlehem Star 8
2-Miracle 32
3. Santa and Those Reindeer 50
4. Gluttony: Santa's Genetics
66
5.The Flame and the Tree 83
6. Giving and Shopping
101
7.Snow 130
8. Festive Fare 157
9. Christmas Spirit 188
10-Christmas Blues and Seasonal Moods
214
11. Santa's Science 234
12. Christmas 2020 250
Appendix I. The Formula for Christmas Day 255
Appendix II Teleporting Santa 257
Glossary 266
Bibliography 276
Index 285
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