Chown, Marcus
Summary: "Why the force that keeps our feet on the ground holds the key to understanding the nature of time and the origin of the universe. Gravity is the weakest force in the everyday world yet it is the strongest force in the universe. It was the first force to be recognized and described yet it is the least understood. It is a "force" that keeps your feet on the ground yet no such force actually...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 531 CHORedding, Anna Crowley
Summary: "Part scientific explanation, part biography, this nonfiction picture book explores the life of the fabled apple tree that inspired Newton's theory of Gravity-from a minor seed to a monumental icon that has inspired the world's greatest minds for over three and a half centuries"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 634 REDSummary: The force of gravity rules the universe. It governs our everyday lives on Earth and it controls the motions of the heavens above. Yet it is one of the least understood of all the forces of nature. This course is designed to give you a basic understanding of the forces of gravity that rule the universe.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 531.14 BLASummary: Relativity and quantum physics touch the very basis of physical reality, altering commonsense notions of space and time, cause and effect. Both have reputations for complexity, but the basic ideas behind relativity and quantum physics are, in fact, simple and comprehensible by anyone. The essence of relativity in a single sentence: The laws of physics are the same for all observers in uniform...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530.11 EINBranley, Franklyn Mansfield
Summary: Explains in simple text and illustrations what is known about the force of gravity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 531.14 BRAClegg, Brian.
Summary: "Physicists will tell you that four forces control the universe. Of these, gravity may the most obvious, but it is also the most mysterious. Newton managed to predict the force of gravity but couldn't explain how it worked at a distance. Einstein picked up on the simple premise that gravity and acceleration are interchangeable to devise his mind-bending general relativity, showing how matter...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 539.754 CLEKorb,Rena
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Publishing Group 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE 531.14 Korb,Summary: There is more to the universe than meets the eye--a lot more. In recent years, scientists have discovered that 95 percent of the contents of the cosmos are invisible to our current methods of direct detection. Yet something is holding galaxies and galaxy clusters together, and something else is causing space to fly apart. Scientists call these invisible components dark matter and dark...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 DARCowen, Ron
Summary: An account of the century of experimentation that confirmed Einstein's theory of relativity, bringing to life the science and scientists at the origins of relativity, the development of radio telescopes, the discovery of black holes and quasars, and the still unresolved place of gravity in quantum theory. Albert Einstein did nothing of note on May 29, 1919, yet that is when he became immortal....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530.11 COWHunter, Nick
Contents: Testing theories -- What is gravity? -- On the road to gravity -- Newton's law of gravity -- Reactions and rifts -- Einstein explains -- Why does gravity matter?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Raintree, a Capstone imprint 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 531 HUNImpey, Chris
Summary: An astronomer answers questions on the cutting edge of astrophysics to explore the science of black holes and their role in theoretical physics, from Einstein's equations of general relativity to testing string theory.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.8 IMPSummary: Although gravity is the weakest of the fundamental forces, it is nevertheless the most universal-and the easiest to demonstrate! This program demystifies the properties and behavior of gravity with the help of real-world illustrations and animated graphics. Topics include the four fundamental forces or interactions; Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation; the physics involved in microgravity...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Why are things attracted to one another? How long does it take the moon Titan to complete one orbit around Saturn? And what is the weight of a pizza on the Sun? Using the help of a Sun Surface Pizza delivery person, this program answers these and other burning questions regarding the Law of Universal Gravitation and all three of Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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New Tango Orquesta
Contents: Part I (3:14) -- Mission (10:12) -- Avantgardia (3:09) -- Bewitched (7:35) -- Fugato (3:41) -- Estacion (3:44) -- Gravitation (7:50) -- Part III (1:14).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Imogena AB 2000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN NewHerji
Summary: "Go back in time with Nobel Prize laureate Michel Mayor to understand the secrets of the Universe and meet the great names in physics: Newton, Einstein and many more. This graphic-novel guide to the Universe explains complex ideas in a way anyone can understand. It's a book full of adventure-- as well as some of the most important concepts humankind has ever studied. On the program:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Helvetiq 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 523.1 HERKurtz, Kevin
Summary: "Go on a high-interest, interactive exploration of black holes using cutting-edge AR technology"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523.8 KURSummary: This course provides a clear and bracing overview of the entire scientific world, from the laws of motion first formulated 300 years ago by Sir Isaac Newton to the latest marvels of contemporary genetic research. Concepts covered include the scientific method, magnetism, electricity, gravitation, relativity, atoms, isotopes and radioactivity, nuclear fission, place tectonics, the Big Bang, the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2001