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Gravitational, magnetic, & electric forces : examining interactions / by Faust, Daniel R.,author.(CARDINAL)489217;
"Why do objects fall toward the ground? What makes electric lights go on when we flip a switch? How do magnets work? The answers to these questions and many more become clear when you understand how electromagnetic force and gravitational force operate. This title looks at these forces and presents key concepts in an accessible way. Important theories and applications are presented in clear, age-appropriate language. Full-color photographs and primary sources provide readers with additional information"--Includes bibliographical references and index.The four fundamental forces -- What is gravity? -- Newton and Einstein -- Gravity, mass, and weight -- Exoplanets and wobbly stars -- What is the electromagnetic force? -- Positive or negative -- Circuits -- Statis electricity -- Attract and repel -- What is a magnetic field? -- Using magnetic forces -- May the forces be with you.
Subjects: Physics; Force and energy; Gravity; Electromagnetism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Gravity is a mystery / by Branley, Franklyn M.(Franklyn Mansfield),1915-2002,author.(CARDINAL)138758; Miller, Edward,1964-illustrator.(CARDINAL)211350;
Explains in simple text and illustrations what is known about the force of gravity.005-009.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Gravity; Gravitation.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Constructing the universe / by Layzer, David.(CARDINAL)728810;
Bibliography: pages 302-304.
Subjects: Cosmology.; Space and time.; Gravitation.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Gravity / by Manning, Phillip,1936-(CARDINAL)206844;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A not-so-simple concept -- Newton to the rescue -- Using Newton's law -- The mystery of the tides -- A better idea -- Relativity : making the case -- Dark matter, dark energy -- Extreme gravity.
Subjects: Gravitation; Gravity;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Black hole blues : and other songs from outer space / by Levin, Janna,author.(CARDINAL)421649;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-231) and index.When black holes collide -- High fidelity -- Natural resources -- Culture shock -- Joe Weber -- Prototypes -- The Troika -- The climb -- Weber and Trimble -- LHO -- Skunkworks -- Gambling -- Rashomon -- LLO -- Little cave on Figueroa -- The race is on."In 1916, Einstein became the first to predict the existence of gravitational waves: sounds without a material medium generated by the unfathomably energy-producing collision of black holes. Now, Janna Levin, herself an astrophysicist, recounts the story of the search, over the last fifty years, for these elusive waves--a quest that has culminated in the creation of the most expensive project ever funded by the National Science Foundation ($1 billion-plus). She makes clear how the waves are created in the cosmic collision of black holes, and why the waves can never be detected by telescope. And, most revealingly, she delves into the lives and fates of the four scientists currently engaged in--and obsessed with--discerning this soundtrack of the universe's history. Levin's account of the surprises, disappointments, achievements, and risks of this unfolding story provides us with a uniquely compelling and intimate portrait of the people and processes of modern science"--
Subjects: Gravitational waves.; Black holes (Astronomy);
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 9
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Gravity's kiss : the detection of gravitational waves / by Collins, H. M.(Harry M.),1943-(CARDINAL)521653;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-402) and index.Scientists have been trying to confirm the existence of gravitational waves for fifty years. Then, in September 2015, came a "very interesting event" (as the cautious subject line in a physicist's email read) that proved to be the first detection of gravitational waves. In Gravity's Kiss, Harry Collins -- who has been watching the science of gravitational wave detection for forty-three of those fifty years and has written three previous books about it -- offers a final, fascinating account, written in real time, of the unfolding of one of the most remarkable scientific discoveries ever made. Predicted by Einstein in his theory of general relativity, gravitational waves carry energy from the collision or explosion of stars. Dying binary stars, for example, rotate faster and faster around each other until they merge, emitting a burst of gravitational waves. It is only with the development of extraordinarily sensitive, highly sophisticated detectors that physicists can now confirm Einstein's prediction. This is the story that Collins tells. Collins, a sociologist of science who has been embedded in the gravitational wave community since 1972, traces the detection, the analysis, the confirmation, and the public presentation and the reception of the discovery -- from the first email to the final published paper and the response of professionals and the public. Collins shows that science today is collaborative, far-flung (with the physical location of the participants hardly mattering), and sometimes secretive, but still one of the few institutions that has integrity built into it.
Subjects: Gravitational waves; General relativity (Physics);
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Black holes / by Bloomer, Ed,Author(DLC)no2022048932; Royal Observatory, Greenwich,Issuing body(DLC)n 81113094 ;
Includes bibliographical references.An expert astronomer explains the phenomenon. Black holes. What even are they? In brief, a black hole is a region of spacetime so curved by gravity that even light cannot escape it. Peculiar objects, and notoriously difficult to understand, black holes are a fascinating fusion of the simple and the complex. Although the mathematics of their behavior is fiendishly difficult, we can explore the subject by starting with basic principles and straightforward thought experiments. Read on to uncover what's inside a black hole, how scientists discovered this amazing phenomenon, what to do if you find yourself falling into one, and--since no one is likely to turn up and help (you'll find out why)--what you need to do to escape! The author dispels common myths about black holes, provides guidance on how to win several Nobel prizes, and reveals the eventual fate of the Universe (maybe). Black Holes is part of the Illuminates series of short, accessible books that examine amazing aspects of space, brought to you by Royal Observatory Greenwich.
Subjects: Black holes (Astronomy); Compact objects (Astronomy); Gravitational collapse.;
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Gravity / by Canizares, Susan,1960-(CARDINAL)317945; Moreton, Daniel.(CARDINAL)317944;
Simple text and photographs present the effects of gravity in making things come down, from falling seeds to dripping wax.
Subjects: Gravitation; Gravity;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Gravity / by Rivera, Andrea,author.(CARDINAL)630273;
Science -- Technology -- Engineering -- Art -- Math -- Key stats -- Glossary -- Booklinks -- Index."Gravity is all around us. Learn how it is used in art, technology, and engineering. Five easy-to-read chapters explain the science behind gravity, as well as its real-world applications." --460L
Subjects: Gravity; Gravitation;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Gravity all around / by Conrad, David(David J.),1967-(CARDINAL)671106;
Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index.Crash! -- What goes up, must come down -- Proving gravity -- Life without gravity -- Be stronger than Earth.500LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Gravitation; Gravity;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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