A hardcover book titled 'Gravity: A Fairy Tale' by Sarah Allen, featuring whimsical black ink illustrations of celestial bodies, a fairy, and a dragon on an off-white cover, shown at a slight angle against a white background.

Gravity: A Fairy Tale

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A hardcover book titled 'Gravity: A Fairy Tale' by Sarah Allen, featuring whimsical black ink illustrations of celestial bodies, a fairy, and a dragon on an off-white cover, shown at a slight angle against a white background.

Gravity: A Fairy Tale

$14.99
Sale price  $14.99 Regular price  $14.99
PaperbackPerfect Bound

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.

Shipping: This is a print-on-demand paperback. Please allow 2–3 weeks for printing and delivery. If you need it sooner, the paperback is also available on Amazon with faster shipping.

Topics covered:

  • Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation

  • Circles and Ellipses

  • How Orbits Work

  • Tides and Planetary Motion

  • Pendulums

  • Logical Reasoning and Syllogisms

  • A Short History of Gravity, from Aristotle to Einstein

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