The Chemistry Behind the Smell of Old Books: Explained with a Free Infographic - 23 views
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What gives old books that ever-so-distinctive smell? Andy Brunning, a chemistry teacher in the UK, gives us all a quick primer with this infographic posted on his web site, Compound Interest. The visual comes accompanied by this textual explanation. Writes Brunning: Generally, it is the chemical breakdown of compounds within paper that leads to the production of 'old book smell'.
Flavia de Luce - 0 views
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"Flavia de Luce has a passion for poisons. Picture an ancient country house somewhere in England. The year is 1950. Picture a girl who lives there with her most eccentric family....Picture a long abandoned Victorian chemistry laboratory....Put them all together and you have a deliciously original approach to detective fiction."