Objects in motion : principles of classical mechanics

Have you ever wondered why things drop to the ground instead of float or fly? Or how a heavy satellite can orbit Earth without crashing into it? From Copernicus and Kepler to Galileo and Newton, the scientific laws that show how and why things move are explored.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fleisher, Paul
Format: EBOOK
Language:ENGLISH
Published: Lerner Publishing Group:Lerner Publishing Group 2001
Series:Secrets of the universe
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