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1) Gravity
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
990L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Language
English
Description
Why does the rain fall? Why do rivers flow to the sea? The scientific theory of gravity answers these and many more questions we may have about this invisible force. This fascinating book looks at the historical controversies that surround the theory of gravity and tells the stories of the scientists who worked on the theory. It also examines how the theory of gravity was arrived at, how it was tested, and what impact the theory has had on our understanding...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
244 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"An award-winning science writer traces our millennia-long effort to understand the phenomenon of gravity--the greatest mystery in physics, and a force that has shaped our universe and our minds in ways we have never fully understood until now"--
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
1270L
Physical Desc
322 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Physicists will tell you that four forces control the universe. Of these, gravity may be the most obvious, but it is also the most mysterious. Newton managed to predict the force of gravity but couldn't explain how it worked at a distance. Einstein picked up on the simple premise that gravity and acceleration are interchangeable to devise his mind-bending general relativity, showing how matter warps space and time. Not only did this explain how gravity...
Author
Series
Publisher
Springer
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xix, 241 pages : illustrations (some color), charts ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
How does Einstein's description of space and time compare with Dr. Who? Can James Bond really escape from an armor-plated railroad car by cutting through the floor with a laser concealed in a wristwatch? What would it take to create a fully-intelligent android, such as Star Trek's Commander Data? How might we discover intelligent civilizations on other planets in the galaxy? Is human teleportation possible? Will our technological society ever reach...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First Pegasus books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 267 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Gravity is the weakest force in the everyday world, yet it is the strongest force in the universe. It was the first force to be recognized and described, yet it is the least understood. It is a "force" that keeps your feet on the ground yet no such force actually exists. Gravity, to steal the words of Winston Churchill, is "a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma." And pentrating that enigma promises to answer the biggest questions in science;...
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
viii, 181 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
An account of the century of experimentation that confirmed Einstein's theory of relativity, bringing to life the science and scientists at the origins of relativity, the development of radio telescopes, the discovery of black holes and quasars, and the still unresolved place of gravity in quantum theory. Albert Einstein did nothing of note on May 29, 1919, yet that is when he became immortal. On that day, astronomer Arthur Eddington and his team...
17) Zero gravity
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Language
English