Storm in a teacup : the physics of everyday life / Helen Czerski.
"A physicist explains daily phenomena from the mundane to the magisterial. Take a look up at the stars on a clear night and you get a sense that the universe is vast and untouchable, full of mysteries beyond comprehension. But did you know that the key to unveiling the secrets of the cosmos is as cl...
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| Language: | English |
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New York ; London :
W.W. Norton & Company,
2017.
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| Edition: | First American edition 2017. |
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| Physical Description: | 275 pages ; 25 cm |
| Variant Title: |
Physics of everyday life |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Popcorn and rockets
- What goes up must come down
- Small is beautiful
- A moment in time
- Making waves
- Why don't ducks get cold feet?
- Spoons, spirals and Sputnik
- When opposites attract
- A sense of perspective.