Gravity

Life's Ups and Downs
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-0-7188-9855-7
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd.

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 250 g

Gravity offers a playful look at one of nature's fundamental forces, drawing out the exciting and unexpected affects of gravity, making a heavy subject seem light as air.

Gravity by David Howe offers a playful look at one of nature's fundamental forces 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!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Howe, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I

Going Down

1. We All Fall Down
2. Waste Water and Sewers
3. Rivers and Rain
4. Water Wheels, Mills and the Industrial Revolution
5. Hydroelectricity
6. Waggonways, Zip Wires and Roller Coasters
7. Slipping and Sliding
8. Jumping from Aeroplanes, Leaping off Mountains
9. The Sun, Earth, Plate Tectonics and The Great Oxygenation Event
10. The Moon and Tides
11. Living on Land, Living with Gravity
12. Mass and Weight
13. Measuring Time
14. Warm Water, Cold Water and Ocean Currents

Part II

Going Up

15. Faster, Higher, Stronger
16. Taking to the Air
17. Aeroplanes and Rockets
18. The Science of Gravity
19. Heavy and Light in Literature

Bibliography

Acknowledgements

Über Autor(innen)

Howe, David
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.