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Why Balloons Rise and Apples Fall The laws that make the world work

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: United Kingdom Michael O'Mara Books Ltd 7/4/2011Description: 192 PaperbackISBN:
  • 9781843174134
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 530
Summary: We all know the world works in mysterious ways! But have you ever itched to know why? Why don't heavier things fall faster? Why do we have more energy when we're sitting upstairs? Is time travel really possible? And what happened to Schrodinger's poor cat
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We all know the world works in mysterious ways! But have you ever itched to know why? Why don't heavier things fall faster? Why do we have more energy when we're sitting upstairs? Is time travel really possible? And what happened to Schrodinger's poor cat? Why Balloons Rise and Apples Fall is an accessible look at the fascinating, awe-inspiring and sometimes downright weird world of physics. It covers all the basics we learnt at school from:. What is physics? . Motion and forces . Work and energy . Matter and heat . Electricity and magnetismIt even covers the more thought-provoking and complex questions of relativity, quantum physics and astrophysics, as well as all the exciting philosophical questions that arise out of these subjects.

We all know the world works in mysterious ways! But have you ever itched to know why? Why don't heavier things fall faster? Why do we have more energy when we're sitting upstairs? Is time travel really possible? And what happened to Schrodinger's poor cat

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A accessible and entertaining look at the baffling world of physics, which is guaranteed to change the way you look at the world around you. Written specifically for the layman, it covers everything from the basics of motion and forces, to the dizzy academic heights of quantum physics. The ideal book for anyone who doesn't know their conduction from their convection, or their wormholes from their Ohm's law. Excerpted from Why Balloons Rise and Apples Fall: The Laws that make the World by Jeff Stewart All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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