| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 323 pages) : illustrations |
|
text file rda |
| Contents |
Damage and escape -- Figuring out the motion picture. The growth of nothingness : journeys in an exploding universe ; Slow as molasses : how we learned to love lethargy ; runaway poles : they're really shifting : are we toast? ; The man who only loved sand : and the curious phenomena of the Atacama Desert ; Down the drain : weird goings-on at the Equator, and the Frenchmen who died young ; Frozen : the unhurried riddles of snow and ice ; April's hidden mysteries : deciphering the secrets of spring -- The pace quickens. The gang that deciphered the wind : a desert dweller's airy spells last for a millennium, while two oddballs dodge the Inquisition ; Blown away : a fanatical mariner takes the world to the edge of violence ; Falling : enigmas of the most far-reaching force ; Rush hour for every body : revelations gained by looking within ; Brooks and breakers : Earth's greatest assets are liquid ; Invisible companions : the odd entities zooming through our bodies ; The stop-action murderer : and his battles with the ephemeral -- Barriers of light and sound : a thirty-century quest that began with thunder ; Meteor in the kitchen : and other peculiar end points ; Infinite speed : when light's velocity just won't get you there -- Sleepy village in an exploding universe : back where it all began -- Appendix 1. Table of selected natural speeds -- Appendix 2. A note on accuracy and choice of units. |
| Summary |
Describes the natural motion of everything in the universe and explains how the intricate mechanics of the universe does everything from keeping clouds afloat to influencing a home run. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-310) and index. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Motion.
|
|
Motion. |
| Genre |
Electronic books. |
| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Berman, Bob. Zoom New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2014 9780316217408 (NjBwBT)bl2014025275 (OCoLC)860757083 |
| ISBN |
9780316365994 : $81.00 |
|
0316365998 : $81.00 |
|
More Resources