How long does it take to read The World of Carbon?
The World of Carbon by Isaac Asimov takes about 3 hours 16 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 16 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1958. 178 pages, about 48,950 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 16 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An elementary guide to the structures of compounds of carbon including hydrogen and oxygen, and to the names of those compounds.
Subjects: Science, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Carbon
