Catalog Search Results
3) Gravity
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Discusses early theories on gravity, principles of how gravity works, and possible effects of gravity with regards to such phenomena as white dwarfs and black holes.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Since the 1930s, physicists have noticed an alarming discrepancy between the universe as we see it and the universe that Einstein’s theory of relativity predicts. Galaxies spin so fast that, based on the amount of visible matter in them, they ought to be flung to pieces, the same way a spinning yo-yo can break its string. Cosmologists tried to solve the problem by positing dark matter—a mysterious, invisible substance that surrounds galaxies,...
7) I fall down
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Simple experiments introduce the basic concept of gravity and its relationship to weight.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Traces how the human image of the world has changed throughout history, demonstrating the evolution of the idea of reality while touching on subjects ranging from the Higgs boson to quantum gravity. "A closer look at the mind-bending nature of the universe. What are the elementary ingredients of the world? Do time and space exist? And what exactly is reality? Theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli has spent his life exploring these questions. He tells...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"[A] ... 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"-- Provided by publisher.
10) Gravity
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
What keeps objects from floating out of your hand? What if your feet drifted away from the ground? What stops everything from floating into space? Gravity ... Jason Chin has taken a complex subject and made it brilliantly accessible to young readers in this unusual, innovative, and very beautiful book.
Author
Series
Danny Dunn books volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Through a mishap in Professor Bulfinch's laboratory, Danny accidentally creates an anti-gravity paint. The natural use, of course, is for a spaceship -- the paint can replace rockets to get the ship into space. Unfortunately, the spaceship is launched prematurely after Danny and Joe follow Professor Bulfinch and Dr. Grimes on a tour of the ship. A mechanical failure dooms the four to a one-way trip out of the Solar System -- unless they can repair...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"We've long understood black holes to be the points at which the universe as we know it comes to an end. Often billions of times more massive than the Sun, they lurk in the inner sanctum of almost every galaxy of stars in the universe. They're mysterious chasms so destructive and unforgiving that not even light can escape their deadly wrath. Recent research, however, has led to a cascade of new discoveries that have revealed an entirely different...
15) What is density?
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Readers learn that density is a measure of how much of something is in a certain amount of space.
16) Gravity
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Explains the force of gravity. Readers will learn about Isaac Newton and the falling apple, what gravity is, how it affects their daily lives and the entire universe! This title is complete with carefully chosen photographs and labeled diagrams to help visual learners.
17) Gravity
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The complex subject of gravity is made brilliantly accessible to young viewers in this unusual, innovative video adaptation of Jason Chin's beautiful picture book.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This groundbreaking study demonstrates how the prevalent problems of obesity, ailing health, and lack of energy can all be easily improved simply by using the power of gravity. The survey is based on the author's research into how weightlessness weakens astronauts' muscles, bones, and overall well-being, suggesting ways to incorporate gravity into everyday life and illustrating how it can increase fitness as well as prevent aging. Addressing those...
Author
Language
English
Formats
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...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request
