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An example of simile used in science writing:
"The breaking up [on heating] of the beautiful crystalline structure of solid bodies forces the molecules first to crawl around one another like a pack of worms, and then fly apart as though they were a flock of frightened birds."
George Gamow (1961) One, Two, Three…Infinity. Facts and speculations of science, Revised Edition, Dover Publications, Inc., New York.
Read about examples of science similes
Many examples of science similes are listed in 'Creative Comparisons: Making Science Familiar through Language. An illustrative catalogue of figurative comparisons and analogies for science concepts'. Free Download.
