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Author : Ira Flatow
Publisher : Harper Perennial
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Science
ISBN : CORNELL:31924094769811
The former host of the award-winning PBS television series Newton's Apple presents a fun and spirited exploration of scientific wonders and trivia. Illustrated.
Author : Tamra Andrews
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2004-11-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780313027840
This second book in a four-book series exploring the elements, Wonders of Nature: Natural Phenomena in Science and Myth, looks at the wonder of air from both a scientific and mythical perspective. Intended for teachers and librarians to use with students in intermediate and middle school grades, the book looks at natural phenomena that occurs in the air around us—such as rainbows, snow, tornadoes, lightning, and thunder—through ancient myth, and details the explanations of modern-day science. With this interdisciplinary approach, students will be encouraged to appreciate the magic in both myth and science, and to understand the commonality of human experience with nature over time. Each book contains eight myths, each from a different culture, and accompanying scientific explanation to use with students. Included are bibliographies; recommended Web sites; ideas for field trips, student projects, discussion, and activities; and illustrations and diagrams that will enhance student interest. Grades 4-8.
Author : Don Glass
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780253046291
Get a buzz out of science with a collection of fun facts and explanations of the world around us from the author of How Can You Tell if a Spider Is Dead? What can you learn about your world in just a moment? Have you ever wondered why the sky is blue? Or whether dogs can read our facial expressions? Don Glass and experts in their fields answer these questions and many more. Written for readers of all ages with no background in science required, How the World Looks to a Bee is the perfect armchair companion for curious people who want to know more about the science of everyday life but have only a moment to spare. With intriguing everyday phenomena as a starting point, this entertaining collectionuses short tutorials and quick and simple experiments to invite readers to test the science for themselves. These fascinating and topical science stories are sure to delight the curious child in all of us.
Author : George K. Hung,Jani Macari Pallis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781441988874
Biomedical Engineering Principles in Sports contains in-depth discussions on the fundamental biomechanical and physiological principles underlying the acts of throwing, shooting, hitting, kicking, and tackling in sports, as well as vision training, sports injury, and rehabilitation. The topics include: -Golf ball aerodynamics and golf club design, -Golf swing and putting biomechanics, -Tennis ball aerodynamics and ball- and shoe-surface interactions, -Tennis stroke mechanics and optimizing ball-racket interactions, -Baseball pitching biomechanics and perceptual illusions of batters, -Football forward pass aerodynamics and tackling biomechanics, -Soccer biomechanics, -Basketball aerodynamics and biomechanics, -Vision training in sports, -Children maturation and performance, -Rehabilitation and medical advances in treatment of sports injuries. This book is essential reading for biomedical engineers, physicists, sport scientists, and physiologists who wish to update their knowledge of biomechanical and biomedical principles and their applications to sports. The book can be used in a one-semester Senior or Graduate-level course in Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Sports Technology, Sports Medicine, or Exercise Physiology. In addition, it will be of value to interested athletic laypersons who enjoy watching or participating in sports such as golf, tennis, softball, football, soccer, and basketball.
Author : Tamra Andrews
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780195136777
Comprehensive and cross-referenced, this informative volume is a rich introduction to the world of nature as experienced by ancient peoples around the globe. 51 halftones.
Author : Mike Jenkins
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2003-07-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781855738546
Improvements in materials technology have made a significant impact on sporting performance in recent years. Advanced materials and novel processing methods have enabled the development of new types of equipment with enhanced properties, as well as improving the overall design of sporting goods. The interdependence between material technology and design, and its impact on many of the most popular sports, is reviewed in this book. Materials in sports equipment presents the latest research, from a distinguished panel of international contributors, into the chemical structure and composition, microstructure and material processing of the various materials used in a wide range of sports. The relationship between performance and design is examined in detail for each sport covered. Part one concentrates on the general use of materials in sports. Here, the reader is given a broad insight into the overall influence of materials in sports, and the significance of material processing and design. Part two focuses on showing how individual sports have benefited from recent improvements in material technology. It also analyses the way in which improvements in our understanding of biomechanics and the engineering aspects of sports equipment performance have influenced materials and design. Sports whose equipment is considered in detail include: golf, tennis, cycling, mountaineering, skiing, cricket and paralympic sports. The overall aim of the book is to make the reader aware of the interaction between the type of material, its selection, processing and surface treatment, and show how this process underpins the performance of the final sporting product. It is essential reading for all materials scientists and researchers working in this rapidly developing field. A major handbook on materials in sports Practical guide to material selection and processing for equipment used in many popular sports Shows how material characteristics affect design and performance
Author : Eric J . Chaisson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000159615
This book is emerged from an insightful essay by the American Nobel chemist Dudley Herschbach, speculating about how the mythological Hercules might have tackled a hypothetical, monumental task, or "thirteenth labor," such as weighing the Earth's atmosphere.
Author : Jerry Dennis
Publisher : Diversion Books
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780989333191
It's Raining Frogs and Fishes is a generously illustrated inquiry into wonders of the sky: Why is the sky blue? Where do meteors originate? What causes rainbows, mirages, and the colors of the sunset? Why do some birds and insects migrate, and how do they navigate over hundreds or thousands of miles to do it? How have civilizations throughout history viewed the aurora borealis, tornadoes, eclipses, and the bizarre but well documented cases of fish, reptiles, snails, and even snakes that have rained to earth? Author Jerry Dennis and illustrator Glenn Wolff approach such questions with curiosity and wit, and suggest ways to observe first-hand extraordinary weather, astronomical anomalies, and odd and interesting wildlife of the skies. This updated edition of the national bestseller is a spellbinding look into the natural world's most fascinating and baffling phenomena, with illustrated explanations of rainbows, meteors, sunsets, hurricanes, the northern lights, bird and insect flight, and dozens of other curiosities. Subjects are arranged by season, and each is discussed in a concise and entertaining style that blends the most recent scientific findings with historical anecdotes, personal observations, and examples of the lore and superstitions that have always surrounded phenomena of the skies. PRAISE: “Amusing and illuminating…This writer-artist team shines a bright and lovely light on nature.” —Los Angeles Times “Charming, informative, humorous, and scholarly… embraces wind and weather, the sun, the moon and stars, the seasons of the year and the effect of these things on the denizens of this planet. It is a delight.” —Nelson Bryant, columnist for The New York Times "Vastly entertaining, valuable... Makes natural history so much fun the reader is sucked from paragraph to paragraph, page to page, chapter to chapter.” —St. Louis Post-Dispatch "This delightful look at nature...is a cornucopia of fact and lore. Wit, humor, wonder, and reverence spice and season the vignettes herein. It's Raining Frogs and Fishes reminds adults — especially in this hectic, fast-paced, just-do-it world — that it is more than OK, it is desirable, to be child-like and to look up at the heavens and ask why." —Toledo Blade
Author : Patricia K. Lichen
Publisher : Sasquatch Books
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Nature
ISBN : 157061220X
Filled with both amazing and amusing true-life tales about Pacific Northwest plants and animals, this new series of field guides will appeal to casual observers and avid naturalists alike. Each of these illustrated books describes more than 60 plants, animals and natural phenomena of a particular Northwest habitat.
Author : Don Glass
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1996-10-22
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0253210208
Have a minute? That's long enough to learn about rust, quicksand, tiny bubbles, or creaking snow. Or the shape of lightening bolts, how dogs eat, why it's hard to burn one log, or what our pupils tell us. This is a book to reawaken your childhood sense of curiosity. It's a feast of unusual facts and intriguing information for people with lots of curiosity but only a moment to spare. There is something to discover on every page--from what Jello is made of to why you can't heat an ice cube--presented in a concise and entertaining way. These easy-to-understand science stories are sure to delight the curious child in all of us. A sequel to the popular Why You Can Never Get to the End of the Rainbow and Other Moments of Science, also available from Indiana University Press.
Author : Rose Arny
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1132 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : American literature
ISBN : UOM:39015046838804
Author : Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Talking books
ISBN : PURD:32754075479901
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1218 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Libraries
ISBN : UOM:39015082964274
Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.
Author : Carolina Biological Supply Company
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1316 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Biological apparatus and supplies
ISBN : UCSC:32106021023863
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Blind
ISBN : UOM:39015064396123