Science of Harry Potter How Magic Really Works

Name: Science of Harry Potter How Magic Really Works
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ISBN: 9780142003558

ISBN-10: 0142003557

ISBN-13: 9780142003558

Edition: 2002

Authors: Roger Highfield

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Can Fluffy the three-headed dog be explained by advances in molecular biology? Could the discovery of cosmic "gravity-shielding effects" unlock the secret to the Nimbus 2000 broomstick's ability to fly? Is the griffin really none other than the dinosaur Protoceratops? Roger Highfield, author of the critically acclaimed The Physics of Christmas, explores the fascinating links between magic and science to reveal that much of what strikes us as supremely strange in the Potter books can actually be explained by the conjurings of the scientific mind. This is the perfect guide for parents who want to teach their children science through their favorite adventures as well as for the millions of…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/27/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.10" wide x 8.10" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Roger Highfield is science editor of The Daily Telegraph and a regular broadcaster on the BBC. He lives in London.



Introduction: The Science of Magic






Broomsticks, Time Travel and Splincbing



How to Play Quidditch Without Leaving the Ground



The Sorting hat, Invisibility Cloak and Other Spellbinding Apparel



The Mathematics of Evil



Owls, Snails and Skrewts



Magizoology



Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans





Foreword



Stars, Mystic Chickens and Superstitious Pigeons



The Greatest Wizard



There Be Dragons. Really



The Potions Master



The Origins of Witchcraft



The Philosopher's Stone



Belief, Superstition and Magic



The Magic of Science


References


Glossary of Muggle Science, Potter Magic, Oddments and Tweaks


Index