It takes the average reader 2 hours and 26 minutes to read Fire: A Very Short Introduction by Andrew C. Scott
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Fire is rarely out of the headlines, from large natural wildfires raging across the Australian or Californian countrysides to the burning of buildings such as the disasters of Grenfell tower and Notre Dame. Fire on these scales can represent a serious risk to human life and property. But the advent of fire made and controlled by humans also represented a crucial point in our evolution, allowing us to cook our food, forge our weapons, and warm our homes. This Very Short Introduction covers the fundamentals of fire, whether wild or under human control, starting with the basics of ignition,...
Fire: A Very Short Introduction by Andrew C. Scott is 144 pages long, and a total of 36,576 words.
This makes it 49% the length of the average book. It also has 45% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 19 minutes to read Fire: A Very Short Introduction aloud.
Fire: A Very Short Introduction is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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