World leaders including Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy have previously met with representatives of the global science community and the text from their statements has ended up in the final summit communiques.

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"With clear illustrations, practical experiments, and well-paced text, it makes an interest in science look like fun, " she said.

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