How long does it take to read A Short History of the Art of Distillation?
A Short History of the Art of Distillation by R. J. Forbes takes about 7 hours 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 26 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1948. 405 pages, about 111,375 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 23 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 38 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Distillation, History
