How long does it take to read Caesar's Last Breath?
Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us
Caesar's Last Breath by Sam Kean takes about 7 hours 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 2 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2017. 384 pages, about 105,600 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 44 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 2 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 24 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A round-the-globe journey through the periodic table explains how the air people breathe reflects the world's history, tracing the origins and ingredients of the atmosphere to explain air's role in reshaping continents, steering human progress, and powering revolutions.
Subjects: Atmosphere, Air, Respiration, Chemistry, SCIENCE / Chemistry, SCIENCE / History
