Gravity: A Fairy Tale
What would happen if you jumped into a tunnel that went straight through the center of the Earth?
That's exactly what Worry is about to find out! Her sister Hope has been kidnapped by a dragon and Worry is determined to bring her home. To do so, she'll travel from the center of her planet to the surface of a nearby moon, learning about gravity with help from the echoes of Aristotle, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, and Einstein.
Gravity: A Fairy Tale is part of the Fairy Tale Physics series. Each book begins with a story and includes explanations of the real-world physics for anyone who’s curious.
Written by a 20-year physics educator with degrees in physics and cognitive psychology.
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Topics covered:
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Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
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Circles and Ellipses
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How Orbits Work
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Tides and Planetary Motion
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Pendulums
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Logical Reasoning and Syllogisms
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A Short History of Gravity, from Aristotle to Einstein