Golf Balls, Boomerangs and Asteroids: The Impact of Missiles on Society - Hardcover

Kaye, Brian H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3527293221 ISBN 13: 9783527293223

Publisher: Wiley VCH, 1996

Synopsis

Exciting reading for anyone with a curious mind! 'Walking one day by a golf course in Wisconsin, I was startled to hear a sharp bang as a golf ball narrowly missed my head and hit a tree. My companion cheerfully remarked, 'That could have killed you, you know.' I picked up the innocent looking little white ball and looked at it with new respect.' Prompted by this perilous experience, Brian Kaye has written a delightful and informative book on the design and behavior of different kinds of missiles from golf balls, arrows, and slingshots to comets and rockets to outer space. You'll learn about the science of tennis and find the answer to questions like why a golf ball has dimples or why a boomerang comes back. Don't miss Brian Kaye's latest, you'll be amused and amazed - and learn some physics to boot.

About this title

Synopsis:

Discussing the design and behaviour of different kinds of missiles, from golf balls, arrows and slingshots to comets and rockets to outer space, this work covers the science of tennis and provides the answers to questions like why a golf ball has dimples or why a boomerang comes back.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley VCH
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 3527293221
• ISBN 13: 9783527293223
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 436