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Review: The Canon by Natalie Angier

By Eleanor Harris

10 December 2008

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ONE to watch: out in paperback in early January is science writer ‘s . It is an ambitious sweep through the basics of science, taking in statistics, antimatter and the structure of DNA, and introducing us to the scientists behind the ideas.

No-one can afford not to know about science and this engaging, hard-to-put-down primer will ensure that you confront the fundamentals head-on – as well as holding your own round the dinner table.

See our review of the hardback edition

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The Canon

Natalie Angier

Faber

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books and art

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