Can Reindeer Fly?: The Science Of Christmas

The Story

A lighted-hearted scientific investigation into all the rituals and icons of Christmas. What are the thermodynamics involved in cooking a turkey? What are the likely celestial candidates for the Star of Bethlehem? Is the concept of a virgin birth scientifically feasible? What happens to us physically when we overindulge in alcohol? How does snow form? Why are we always depressed after Christmas? How does Santa manage to deliver all those presents in one night? (He has, in fact, little over two ten-thousandths of a second to get between each of the 842 million households he must visit.) This paperback edition has been updated and contains a new chapter on the latest seasonal science - Santa Teleporting.

A paperback edition from 1999 of Can Reindeer Fly?: The Science Of Christmas by Roger Highfield. It runs to 314 pages, in very good condition. We hold one copy, so once it is gone it is gone. Shelved under Religion & Spirituality. Wrapped with care for collectors and shipped from Kuwait.