Durations: The Encyclopedia of how Long Things Take
- ISBN-10
- 0812907043
- ISBN-13
- 9780812907049
- Category
- Cycles
- Pages
- 297
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1977
- Publisher
- Crown
- Authors
- Chrissie Bamber, Stuart A. Sandow, J. William Rioux
Description
28 Days: Lifespan of a worker honeybee. 90 Days: The period Aladdin was to have waited for the hand of the Sultan's daughter. 219 Days: Lifetime sleep requirement of a cow. The Encyclopedia of How Long Things Tafie SWART ASANDCW.
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