Force & motion
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Force & motion
（Eyewitness science）
Dorling Kindersley, c1992
Available at 1 libraries
Note
Includes index
Summary: Explores the forces that set the world in motion - what they are and how they can be harnessed by machines
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book is part of a series that traces the story of science from earliest times, through the pioneers, their landmark experiments and the ensuing dramatic breakthroughs and discoveries, presented in an accessible and visual way. This book on force and motion records past achievements and clarifies the latest theories, with text that explains how and why science affects our everyday life and 3-D models and actual reconstructions to explain the concepts raised. Notes to parents and teachers are included.
Table of Contents
- The world in motion
- ramps, wheels and axles
- Archimedes' screw
- floating and sinking
- hoists and gears
- Galileo and Newton
- weight, mass and collision
- friction and energy
- pressure and flow
- vibrations and waves
- circles, spirals and spinning tops
- the ultimate speed limit
- black holes
- uniting all the forces.
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