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What Do We Know About Spontaneous Human Combustion? : What Do We Know About? - Steve Korté

What Do We Know About Spontaneous Human Combustion?

By: Steve Korté, Who HQ, Andrew Thomson (Illustrator)

eBook | 2 September 2025

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Can a person catch on fire without any reasonable explanation? Find out all we know about spontaneous human combustion in this exciting new book!

A fire that burns without an obvious source of ignition isn't possible...right? In What Do We Know About Spontaneous Human Combustion?, curious young readers will explore all we know about this odd phenomenon, its history, and suggested theories and explanations. Can spontaneous human combustion be caused by something called ball lightning? Or can it be explained by something called the wick effect? From the infamous spontaneous combustion of Madame Nicole Millet in 1725 to the most recent case of spontaneous human combustion in 2020 in Estonia, scientists continue to search for a logical explanation. Ignite your curiosity with this exciting new book that covers the history, the science, and the mystery of SHC!

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Published: 2nd September 2025

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