It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read A Cultural History of Snow by Roland Huntford
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Snow remains something of an enigma. As an aspect of nature, the crystalline structure of snow has fascinated a variety of men from the ancient Chinese to the medieval Albert the Great. The story also covers Kepler, Faraday, and modern scientists with sophisticated equipment. The mechanism of sliding on snow is still not fully understood. Nordic skiers and more importantly the manufacturers of ski waxes would like this problem solved. Roland Huntford is exceptionally well qualified to tell this story: his deep knowledge of the subject runs from Norse myths and archaeology to the modern...
A Cultural History of Snow by Roland Huntford is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.
This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read A Cultural History of Snow aloud.
A Cultural History of Snow is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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