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Gravity by David Howe offers a playful look at one of nature's fundamental forcers as it governs so much of everyday life, from apples falling to skiers descending, from water clocks trickling to sewage flowing. Head on a journey of discovery down rivers and by water wheels. Explore the part that gravity plays in the world of roller coasters, the ocean's tides, and plate tectonics. In the second half of the book, Howe considers ways in which nature and humanity have attempted to overcome the pull of gravity. Bats, birds and bees, aeroplanes, rockets and balloons have all achieved the wonder of flight. Gravity's story is rounded off by considering the science that explains it and the literature it has inspired. Writing with enthusiasm and flair, the author draws out the exciting and unexpected affects of gravity, making a heavy subject seem light as air. Through gravity's lens, see the everyday world in a whole new, surprising light!

Table of Contents:
Part I Going Down Chapter 1 We All Fall Down Chapter 2 Waste Water and Sewers Chapter 3 Rivers and Rain Chapter 4 Water Wheels, Mills and the Industrial Revolution Chapter 5 Hydroelectricity Chapter 6 Waggonways, Zip Wires and Roller Coasters Chapter 7 Slipping and Sliding Chapter 8 Jumping from Aeroplanes, Leaping off Mountains Chapter 9 The Sun, Earth, Plate Tectonics and The Great Oxygenation Event Chapter 10 The Moon and Tides Chapter 11 Living on Land, Living with Gravity Chapter 12 Mass and Weight Chapter 13 Measuring Time Chapter 14 Warm Water, Cold Water and Ocean Currents Part II Going Up Chapter 15 Faster, Higher, Stronger Chapter 16 Taking to the Air Chapter 17 Aeroplanes and Rockets Chapter 18 The Science of Gravity Chapter 19 Heavy and Light in Literature Bibliography Acknowledgements

About the Author :
David Howe is Emeritus Professor at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. Although he formally retired in 2010, he continues to write and is the author of twenty-four previous books as well as many journal articles and book chapters. David enjoys spending time with his children and grandchildren, and rambling up and down Britain's hills and dales.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780718898557
  • Publisher: James Clarke & Co Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Lutterworth Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 200
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0718898559
  • Publisher Date: 30 Jul 2026
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Life's Ups and Downs


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