Gliding for Gold
«One of the best [books on snow sports] I've ever read. -- Eric H. Book Bargains and Previews From snowboarding to curling and skating, this places physics explanations in the world of sports and offers fans and competitors alike a solid understanding of the physics of sports. Midwest Book Review Denny, a theoretical physicist and popular science writer provides an enthusiastic, almost breezy tour of the rules, art, and science of skating, hockey, curling, skiing, and snowboarding... For the scientifically inclined reader it provides an interesting window on the science of winter sports. Choice Both travel and science collections will find it packed with lively history, cultural observations, and fun insights. Midwest Book Review»
As anyone from cold climates knows, living with lots of ice and snow can lead to a special appreciation of sports such as skiing, sledding, and skating. Prolific physics popularizer Mark Denny's take on winter athletics lays out the physical principles that govern glaciated game play. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781421402154
- Utgivelsesår
- 2011
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
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«One of the best [books on snow sports] I've ever read. -- Eric H. Book Bargains and Previews From snowboarding to curling and skating, this places physics explanations in the world of sports and offers fans and competitors alike a solid understanding of the physics of sports. Midwest Book Review Denny, a theoretical physicist and popular science writer provides an enthusiastic, almost breezy tour of the rules, art, and science of skating, hockey, curling, skiing, and snowboarding... For the scientifically inclined reader it provides an interesting window on the science of winter sports. Choice Both travel and science collections will find it packed with lively history, cultural observations, and fun insights. Midwest Book Review»