Gravity
By: Phillip Manning
Series: Science foundations; Science foundations (Chelsea House Publishers)
Publisher: Chelsea House
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 139
ISBN-13: 9781604132960
Subjects: Popular works; Gravitation; Juvenile literature; Gravity
Description: Learn what gravity is as well as how two of the greatest scientific minds in history--Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein--finally unraveled most of the mystery surrounding this peculiar force, and how scientists today are continuing to search for answers to the remaining questions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 128-131) and index.
Table of contents: title: A not-so-simple concept; title: Newton to the rescue; title: Using Newton's law; title: The mystery of the tides; title: A better idea; title: Relativity : making the case; title: Dark matter, dark energy; title: Extreme gravity.