Gravity: A Ladybird Expert Book

By: Jim Al-Khalili

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Synopsis: Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Gravity is an accessible and authoritative introduction to a force as familiar to us as breathing. What is gravity?How does it work?And why are there extreme gravitational environments?Written by celebrated physicist and broadcaster Jim Al-Khalili, Gravity proves to be so much more than the adage: 'what goes up must come down'. Stuck to the surface of our planet we experience gravity merely as a force pulling us down to the ground, but we will discover that it is far richer than that. Inside, you'll learn that gravity is not really a 'force' at all, but something altogether more profound. In fact, gravity controls the very shape of space and the passage of time themselves and, as such, the history and destiny of the entire Universe. Written by the leading lights and most outstanding communicators in their fields, the Ladybird Expert books provide clear, accessible and authoritative introductions to subjects drawn from science, history and culture.For an adult readership, the Ladybird Expert series is produced in the same iconic small hardback format pioneered by the original Ladybirds. Each beautifully illustrated book features the first new illustrations produced in the original Ladybird style for nearly forty years.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781405934718
Related ISBNs:: 9780718189037
Publisher:: Penguin Books Ltd
Date of Addition:: 04/04/19
Copyrighted By:: Jim Al-Khalili
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Children's Books, Nonfiction, Science, Earth Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics
Reading Age:: 12 and up
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.