The flying circus of physics
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Published: |
John Wiley & Sons,
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Publisher Address: | Hoboken, NJ |
Publication Dates: | c2007. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Carrier Form: | xvii, 331 p.: ill. ; 28 cm. |
ISBN: |
0471762733 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 9780471762737 |
Index Number: | O4 |
CLC: | O4 |
Call Number: | O4/W181/2nd.ed. |
Contents: |
Includes index. 1. Slipping between falling drops (Motion) -- 2. Racing on the ceiling, swimming through syrup (Fluids) -- 3. Hiding under the covers, listening for the monsters (Sound) -- 4. Striking at the heat of the night (Thermal processes) -- 5. Ducking first a roar and then a flash (Electricity and magnetism) -- 6. Splashing colors everywhere, like a rainbow (Optics) -- 7. Armadillos dancing against a swollen moon (Vision). |