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2) Gravity
Author
Series
Science study ; S22
Publisher
Anchor Books
Pub. Date
1962.
Language
English
Description
A distinguished physicist and teacher, George Gamow also possessed a special gift for making the intricacies of science accessible to a wide audience. In Gravity, he takes an enlightening look at three of the towering figures of science who unlocked many of the mysteries behind the laws of physics: Galileo, the first to take a close look at the process of free and restricted fall; Newton, originator of the concept of gravity as a universal force;...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
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
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2019.
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...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Physicists will tell you that four forces control the universe. Of these, gravity may 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
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
"The young Einstein was haunted by a strange thought: would his image appear in a mirror whilst he and the mirror were moving at the speed of light? His questions were resolved with the creation of the theory of special relativity. Einstein's Mirror is a book on relativity with a difference. Following the successful format of their earlier book, The Quantum Universe, the authors blend a simple, non-mathematical account of the underlying theory of...
10) Which way is up?
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
An explanation of gravity and the discoveries that have been made about it--although we still don't know exactly how it works.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company Ltd
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The astonishing science of black holes and their role in understanding the history and future of our universe. Black holes are the most extreme objects in the universe, and yet they are ubiquitous. Every massive star leaves behind a black hole when it dies, and every galaxy harbors a supermassive black hole at its center. Frighteningly enigmatic, these dark giants continue to astound even the scientists who spend their careers studying them. Which...
19) Gravity
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
20) Gravity
Author
Publisher
Rourke Pub
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A simple description of what gravity is and how it works.