Categories: Comparisons
An example of a simile used in explaining science
"The total energy output of the Crab nebula in the form of synchrotron radiation is 3 x 1038 ergs per second, which is 75,000 times more than the total energy output of the Sun, 4 x 1033 ergs per second. And this from a star which 'died' 900 years ago!"
John Gribbin (1996) Companion to the Cosmos. (Ed., Mary Gribbin) Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
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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.
