Exploring Matter
- ISBN-10
- 073271480X
- ISBN-13
- 9780732714802
- Category
- Matter
- Pages
- 23
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Authors
- Michael Bentley, Ian Ginns, Geoff Thompson
Description
Introduces matter, discusses how our understanding of different materials and their properties has developed through history, and looks at some of the new materials which have been developed. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
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