Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
5/5
Ebook144 pages1 hour
Gravity
By George Gamow
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
Gravity is one of the four fundamental interactions that exist in nature. Understanding gravity is not only essential for understanding the motion of objects on Earth, but also the motion of all celestial objects, and even the expansion of the Universe itself. In this book George Gamow takes an enlightening look at three scientists whose work un
Read more from George Gamow
Gravity Thirty Years that Shook Physics: The Story of Quantum Theory Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gravity Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Creation of the Universe Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Great Physicists from Galileo to Einstein Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related to Gravity
Related ebooks
Gravity Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Ideas of Special and General Relativity Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHelpless as a Baby Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGet a Grip on Physics Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5“21St Century Astronomy” Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsConfirmation of General Relativity Theory; The Biggest Hoax in Science of the 20th Century. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsReinventing Gravity: A Physicist Goes Beyond Einstein Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Meaning of Relativity: Including the Relativistic Theory of the Non-Symmetric Field - Fifth Edition Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary Of "The Image Of Nature In Current Physics" By Werner Heisenberg: UNIVERSITY SUMMARIES Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Journey through the History of Astronomy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTerra Firma: the Earth Not a Planet, Proved from Scripture, Reason, and Fact Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Astrology to Astronomy - The Study of the Night Sky from Ptolemy to Copernicus - With Biographies and Illustrations Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGravity's Mysteries: From Ether to Dark Matter Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHistory of Astronomy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Brief History of Time - Summarized for Busy People: Based on the Book by Stephen Hawking Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Secret Lives of Planets Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Changing Conceptions of the Universe - From Newton to Einstein - Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMistery of Universe Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Atom and the Universe: Theories and Facts Unfold Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary Of "The Roots And The Fruits: Topics Of Philosophy Of Science" By Eduardo Flichman: UNIVERSITY SUMMARIES Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsForces and Motion, Third Edition Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRaphael's Horary Astrology by which Every Question Relating to the Future May Be Answered Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of A Brief History of Time: by Stephen Hawking | Includes Analysis Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSpecial & General Relativity (Concise Edition) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFamous Scientific Illusions Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow Einstein Ruined Physics: Motion, Symmetry, and Revolution in Science Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhat Is Empty Space? Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Universe Revealed Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Pictorial Ptolemy and Copernicus Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Physics For You
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Quantum Physics: A Beginners Guide to How Quantum Physics Affects Everything around Us Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Physics I For Dummies Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Reality Revolution: The Mind-Blowing Movement to Hack Your Reality Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Welcome to the Universe: An Astrophysical Tour Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Physics Essentials For Dummies Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unlocking Spanish with Paul Noble Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Step By Step Mixing: How to Create Great Mixes Using Only 5 Plug-ins Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Vibration and Frequency: How to Get What You Want in Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Feynman Lectures Simplified 1A: Basics of Physics & Newton's Laws Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The End of Everything: (Astrophysically Speaking) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Little Book of String Theory Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic, Second Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Quantum Physics for Beginners Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5String Theory For Dummies Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Nature of Space and Time Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The God Effect: Quantum Entanglement, Science's Strangest Phenomenon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Beyond Weird: Why Everything You Thought You Knew about Quantum Physics Is Different Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question? Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Principia: The Authoritative Translation: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Moving Through Parallel Worlds To Achieve Your Dreams Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Introducing Quantum Theory: A Graphic Guide Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Layman's Guide To Quantum Reality Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Invisible Rainbow: A History of Electricity and Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Theory of Relativity: And Other Essays Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related podcast episodes
A Weighty Matter Part 1: How does gravity pull us? asks Emma. 0% found this document usefulThe Physics of Time: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the physics of time. 0% found this document usefulThe Physics of Time: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the physics of time. 0% found this document usefulOn December 21st, the “Great Conjunction” of Jupiter and Saturn Will Occur. Here is What That Means: 0% found this document useful1. The Miracle In The Atom: Introduction and The Formation Adventure Of The Atom. 0% found this document usefulCarlo Rovelli on why time is not what it seems: Carlo Rovelli describes how he abandoned the concept of time. 0% found this document usefulBurst 27 - The Cosmic Archipelago - Part 2: Nick Nielsen on the cosmological scales of time 0% found this document usefulBurst 26 - The Cosmic Archipelago, Part 1.: Nick Nielsen on the Cosmic Archipelago 0% found this document useful要直擊太陽系外的行星就那麼困難嘛？Imaging planets around another star 0% found this document usefulDouwe van Hinsbergen on What Drives the Motions of Tectonic Plates 0% found this document usefulTime: Melvyn Bragg examines the history of mankind’s attempt to understand the nature of time. 0% found this document usefulTime: Melvyn Bragg examines the history of mankind’s attempt to understand the nature of time. 0% found this document usefulIntroduction: Why Does Cosmology Matter? 0% found this document usefulThe Formation of the Universe 0% found this document usefulLucy in the Sky With Asteroids: Overheard S7 E4: Lucy in the Sky With Asteroids 0% found this document usefulEclipses: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the the scientific advances gained from studying eclipses. 0% found this document usefulEclipses: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the the scientific advances gained from studying eclipses. 0% found this document usefulLaws of Nature: Melvyn Bragg considers whether what is true in physics is true in all areas of existence. 100% found this document usefulLaws of Nature: Melvyn Bragg considers whether what is true in physics is true in all areas of existence. 0% found this document usefulLaws of Nature: Melvyn Bragg considers whether what is true in physics is true in all areas of existence. 0% found this document usefulColliding Neutron Stars, Gravity Waves, and the Origin of the Heavy Elements 0% found this document usefulEinstein's Discoveries 0% found this document usefulWhy Does Mars Appear to Move Backward Over Some Nights? What is Retrograde Motion? 0% found this document usefulPtolemy and Ancient Astronomy: Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Ptolemy and ancient astronomy. 0% found this document useful9. Allah's Scientific Miracles In The Quran: The Fine Tuning In The Universe 0% found this document useful
Related articles
The Gravity Of The Situation The American ScholarArticle
The Gravity Of The Situation
Sep 1, 2020
19 min readWhat If There Was No Gravity? How It WorksArticle
What If There Was No Gravity?
Jul 6, 2023
9 min readThis Is Why Understanding Space Is So Hard NautilusArticle
This Is Why Understanding Space Is So Hard
Jan 23, 2016
5 min readThis Is Why Understanding Space Is So Hard NautilusArticle
This Is Why Understanding Space Is So Hard
Jan 5, 2018
5 min readThe Universe According To Albert Einstein: Relativity NPRArticle
The Universe According To Albert Einstein: Relativity
Mar 14, 2018
5 min readSecrets Of Gravity All About SpaceArticle
Secrets Of Gravity
Feb 22, 2024
9 min readWhy Rotation Makes No Sense Sometimes NautilusArticle
Why Rotation Makes No Sense Sometimes
Jan 2, 2017
6 min readNew Universe Reveal The Big Bang Was It Really The Beginning? All About SpaceArticle
New Universe Reveal The Big Bang Was It Really The Beginning?
Sep 12, 2019
7 min readThe Big Bang Theory All About SpaceArticle
The Big Bang Theory
Jan 27, 2022
8 min readNew calculation: FIVE WAYS TO END THE UNIVERSE Science IllustratedArticle
New calculation: FIVE WAYS TO END THE UNIVERSE
Apr 4, 2024
5 min readGRAVITY GLITCH: Stars Point To An Error In Newton’s Law Science IllustratedArticle
GRAVITY GLITCH: Stars Point To An Error In Newton’s Law
Oct 4, 2023
4 min readBluffer’s Guide To Einstein’s Theories Of General And Special Relativity All About SpaceArticle
Bluffer’s Guide To Einstein’s Theories Of General And Special Relativity
Nov 4, 2021
2 min readThe Earth-centred View Of The Universe All About SpaceArticle
The Earth-centred View Of The Universe
Jan 27, 2022
4 min readDid You Know? How It WorksArticle
Did You Know?
Sep 5, 2019
4 min readAs Creation Stories Go, the Big Bang Is a Good One NautilusArticle
As Creation Stories Go, the Big Bang Is a Good One
Apr 15, 2022
9 min readThe Inflated Debate Over Cosmic Inflation NautilusArticle
The Inflated Debate Over Cosmic Inflation
Jun 1, 2017
On the morning of Dec. 7, 1979, a 32-year-old Alan Guth woke up with an idea. It had come into his head the previous night, but now, in the light of a California day, he could see the shape of the thing, and was itching to work through the math. He h
15 min readTime Travel With Your Fridge? NPRArticle
Time Travel With Your Fridge?
Apr 3, 2018
4 min readWhat Happened Before The Big Bang? All About SpaceArticle
What Happened Before The Big Bang?
Dec 1, 2022
11 min readHow the Physics of Nothing Underlies Everything NautilusArticle
How the Physics of Nothing Underlies Everything
Aug 12, 2022
7 min readThe Counterintuitive Cosmos BBC Science Focus MagazineArticle
The Counterintuitive Cosmos
Feb 15, 2024
7 min readIn Search of Time’s Origin: What happened before the Big Bang? NautilusArticle
In Search of Time’s Origin: What happened before the Big Bang?
Jan 9, 2014
Rearrange the following words to tell a coherent life story: A man dies, later he gets married, and finally he is born. Thanks to our built-in temporal sense, it’s pretty straightforward: Tomb always follows womb, it’s never the other way around. Yet
10 min readFrom Particles To Parsecs BBC Sky at NightArticle
From Particles To Parsecs
Apr 21, 2022
6 min readTime Flows Toward Order NautilusArticle
Time Flows Toward Order
Dec 2, 2020
The one law of physics that virtually all scientists believe will never be found to be wrong is the second law of thermodynamics. Despite this exalted status, it has long been associated with a great mystery and a bleak implication. The mystery is th
9 min read10 Strange Theories About The Universe How It WorksArticle
10 Strange Theories About The Universe
Jan 23, 2020
6 min readIf Not Darwin, Who?: An alternative history of the great ideas of science. NautilusArticle
If Not Darwin, Who?: An alternative history of the great ideas of science.
Dec 15, 2016
What would physics look like if Einstein had never existed, or biology without Darwin? In one view, nothing much would change—the discoveries they made and theories they devised would have materialized anyway sooner or later. That’s the odd thing abo
13 min readFaster Than The Speed Of Light All About SpaceArticle
Faster Than The Speed Of Light
Oct 5, 2023
8 min readWhat Do We Know About Space-time? All About SpaceArticle
What Do We Know About Space-time?
Aug 13, 2020
According to general relativity, space-time began in a singularity 13.8 billion years ago. It has been expanding ever since. 380,000 years after the Big Bang, space-time had cooled enough for atoms to form, and light that had previously been trapped
2 min readPtolemy’s Winding Path Cosmos MagazineArticle
Ptolemy’s Winding Path
Sep 2, 2020
11 min readWhy Our Universe Doesn’t Have a Birthday NautilusArticle
Why Our Universe Doesn’t Have a Birthday
Jan 30, 2016
3 min readSpaces Without And Within New PhilosopherArticle
Spaces Without And Within
Sep 6, 2021
5 min read
Reviews for Gravity
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Gravity - George Gamow
3Pa book_preview_excerpt.html Yێ MfGZ_ZiH@@asnH $T{fW26@^V3[ԩSE Yi˸x /rkՓ cPPxo(#'oZ1yRG8|m~{
.yg+Zc7ODZ)*ᮅ_3۹]SY7 |`^M(w.VznSiƚc\˼] wwgMa65|s 3kܝ;|6ϳ#L:]Kǒ0oɴ678ڼ r}cޤ|Z._^^x}M`61^e 减?~ >ץ |ɜ=|/L (|?Nk6vĝP8xNCM f`Ld^`>cUXQ5glSi'cdF1eYE [H#͖,Qvfc=~M{[`{LmC.U`)Qpq:siX
+Hu25 C'cn[ZK %Wp
ؼ:ߗ8gk1H2{bf뤱B19X~m|* ul
B6C,0tm {քa1 g
4/UlKD7eXv bk xicʊ_bxߣDi5't29:%| e. gdӄn{븣s9g=8ؕ瓰(o/{c rp! 6åQ{l|1҅AG6k+t~+ a3B ZSϰ]]#Ԁa,:߲164
nw>g
@)p P0jWpt7V0osW!nb#p DdT=H6=ͼ
h\ڠW dPAvaRNI"1&D?vg9ҰKdp;d G& cLm'Ae8L(ƯdNI!
[M=e\/ Ke o`; fj Y#D:1h)/pqqBlGz
=glcJT `&SK% Dz̊@Rگ`\
݄DvpDzZΦcjF4H6dɃgR61{b;e :58zjZJr+M'.n,d yJFcUC68Ca2FTߘaQvnKRb\J.JLJrTCX*Rj*P
PaI7,,݃l_)aNJG̉f*HO(E*a®-"CXxF'xk*>akqB~
4̶8 ktP
Y?[IGR|QzodhnEW;LD+s _l(GE>C|
U4
-& s{P ]$ }ȊZ \PYT g$!g(]uRo t1 Q#ap
H[2e:Cj.xZ[5Ƕ(I^ÈQmt=_E> ]>xibhfhB*Y#Uj2uIIې rKZKD
z
;f
J xm9,DQq .=E@Ixג 2Ԋc"KP@ҙ^hBgH3n?nNiX)fu喇H`7^(ֵKJQ` Ií}z(43Fg,D/0{ t"uWFwV0Lݫ6oJ 9,=#Lꛙc6 eNգ%mj
/Ue@$(eʃD֔1Ҧn@m^u(fxA_)eP
p^<6BJ@X܃[{`N(/F)+8aq$Uj}j ͝۽GaC:`契!ZV#k -x6&>%WQ _m?g_-jšBRd O;/6Y[ך<)
,ТjCWr]Fϑ9Vuَ]VS*8b",5! RȁXzw|+@`989@>OzKT^#tWr;7G|u&NVd*v/%qIQCw(X!FhN1a(I8A =YFzy 9'z3)xDh fzCoBUlΐ_op,ʎPo|g7iMczYCCMN=\7h(p%M{/nmﯗ x9}!5äq,~J缜3@RS HcY3܋zW_Eڱ;۵/Zȳ=&tD=_% },(!^fZFDH)6gjOB)*cdrۉ[吣oۘ[F/,ç MqaXiy5 g ,rFU)ܯ~ewztHuX{PF(Kqa?M": ۻ2 o9[<$U[FJ|07 /FL@n
E:;N?iq
Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1