Golf balls, boomerangs, and asteroids : the impact of missiles on society

Author(s)

• Kaye, Brian Howard

Bibliographic Information

Golf balls, boomerangs, and asteroids : the impact of missiles on society

Brian H. Kaye

VCH, c1996

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Discussing the design and behaviour of different kinds of missiles, from golf balls, arrows and slingshots to comets and rockets to outer space, this work covers the science of tennis and provides the answers to questions like why a golf ball has dimples or why a boomerang comes back.

Table of Contents

• Why do Golf Balls have Dimples?
• The Science of Bows and Arrows
• Racketeering Missiles
• Bolas, Boomerangs and Bouncing Bombs
• Darts, Stone Disks and Boomerangs
• Pea Shooters, Rockets and Rifles
• Rockets: From Fireworks to Trans-Galactic Missiles
• Cosmic Collisions
• Some Down to Earth Missiles
• Humans as Missiles and Targets
• Micro and Miscellaneous Missiles
• Index.

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Details

• NCID: BA31867152
• ISBN:
  • 3527293221
  • 352729323X
• LCCN: 96038613
• Country Code: gw
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Weinheim
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 418 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QC73
  • DC20 : 531/.55
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Force and energy -- Miscellanea
  • LCSH : Guided missiles -- Miscellanea