The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science runs 13.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nike Doukas (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 13.4 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 39,028 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Non-Fiction shelf
2,845 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science is an audiobook by Natalie Angier: a 13.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Nike Doukas, released May 1, 2007, on the Non-Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nike Doukas
- Released
- May 1, 2007
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781598874969
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science as an audiobook?
The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science runs 13.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.
Is The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science?
The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science is narrated by Nike Doukas.
Is The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.