From Earth to HeavenSeventeen essays about water, mountains, islands, science fiction writing, Nobel Prize winners, fluorine, neutrons, the solar system, and other science topics. |
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... force and there was a shortage of known forces . All the forces known in 1932 were produced by one or the other of just two types of " force - fields . " One of these was the " electromagnetic field , ” which governed the attractions ...
... force and there was a shortage of known forces . All the forces known in 1932 were produced by one or the other of just two types of " force - fields . " One of these was the " electromagnetic field , ” which governed the attractions ...
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... force varied with distance , which was more than anyone before him had shown in connection with the vaguely postulated sympathetic force . The gravitational force varied inversely as the square of the distance . That means the force ...
... force varied with distance , which was more than anyone before him had shown in connection with the vaguely postulated sympathetic force . The gravitational force varied inversely as the square of the distance . That means the force ...
Page 189
... force and move less and less toward the Moon . The opposite side of the Earth , being farthest from the Moon would ... force ” is attracting them toward that finish line . As they run , the speedier ones pull out ahead and the slower ...
... force and move less and less toward the Moon . The opposite side of the Earth , being farthest from the Moon would ... force ” is attracting them toward that finish line . As they run , the speedier ones pull out ahead and the slower ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 9 |
FROM EARTH | 13 |
OH EAST IS WEST AND WEST IS EAST | 15 |
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