Facts, Figures, Dates, Events
This is the essential resource for the fact addict. It gives the answers to a vast range of questions, including:
- which is the world's largest city?
- what is the name for the fear of noise?
- which tree lives the longest?
- how many books are there in the Bible?
- what is the difference between tempera and fresco?
With tens of thousands of facts, illustrations, maps and charts on the following subjects: astronomy, the physical world, life on Earth, physical science, transport, computing, medicine and health, history, warfare and the military, society, belief and ideas, the arts, literature and language, sports, countries of the world, measurement.