奥秘(How It Works Magazine Issue 42)文字插图版[PDF]

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资源信息： 中文名: 奥秘 原名: How It Works Magazine Issue 42 作者: Helen Laidlaw 资源格式: PDF 版本: 文字插图版 出版社: imagine publishing 书号: 9772041732005 发行时间: 2010年 地区: 美国 语言: 英文 概述:

内容介绍： 这是一本国外很有名的杂志，它以图文并茂的方式向你解释科学，技术，交通，空间，历史和第环境的奥秘，让你了解你周围的世界。 Welcome to How It Works, the magazine that explains everything you never knew you wanted to know about the world we live in. Loaded with fully illustrated guides and expert knowledge, and with sections dedicated to science, technology, transportation, space, history and the environment, no subject is too big or small for How It Works to explain. 内容截图：

更多资源请访问：www.linguagess.com 英语学习交流QQ群：14097408 英语咨询群：8134350 目录: CONTENTS 12 Outbreak We reveal all you need to know about the science of pandemics and how they can be stopped 18 Fission vs fusion 20 Heroes of… Sir Isaac Newton 22 Albinism 22 Carbon monoxide 23 False-colour imaging 25 The blood-brain barrier 26 Ribs Inside the amazing cage of bones that is strong enough to support the human torso yet fl exible enough to allow us to breathe 28 Stealth warships Find out how a massive battleship can have the radar signature of a small fi shing boat? 32 US president’s car 34 Windsurfi ng tech 34 Velodromes 36 Pit-Bull VX truck Look under the hood of this nimble, bomb-proof car used by SWAT teams in hostile situations 38 Recycling tech Just what happens to your cans, plastic and glass after they are taken away by refuse collectors? 42 Kindle Fire HD 44 Dental drills 45 Bank vaults 46 Telephone networks 48 Nuclear bunkers 50 Prosthetics Find out how our brains can control state-of-the-art robotic limbs 52 Horse power Examine the anatomy and 56 Frozen waterfalls 58 Bulb life cycle 58 Mistletoe 59 Ballistic tongues 60 Mt St Helens eruption We take you step by step through the events of one of the world’s most famous volcanic eruptions 62 Supergalaxies Learn all about galaxy clusters and superclusters – the largest structures in the universe 67 Martian weather 68 Dione 69 Io’s volcanoes 69 Underwater space training 71 Orion’s launch abort test 72 New Horizons How does this robotic spacecraft intend to get to Pluto and shine a light on the Kuiper Belt? 74 Tyrannosaurus rex Look back at the life of one of the most terrifying prehistoric predators 76 Bookbinding 76 Warhammers 77 The fi rst nuclear reactor 78 Angkor Wat 82 Brain dump: Q&A with top experts A host of the fi nest experts and learned minds reveal the answers to your most burning questions 88 The knowledge: gear and gadgets Advice on the articles of desire you should be spending your money on in our latest reviews 91 Group test Looking for a feature-packed compact camera on a budget? Check out this issue’s group test for our pick of the best 94 How to… In this issue’s guides fi nd out how to perform the perfect high dive and the quickest way to make a snowman (fi ngers crossed for some snow this winter!) 95 Test your knowledge Enter our quiz based on the contents of this month’s mag for the chance to bag a cool prize! 96 Letters Get in touch and have your say on any subject. Tell us what you’ve learned this month or get something off your chest