Golf balls, boomerangs, and asteroids : the impact of missiles on society /
Exciting reading for anyone with a curious mind!. 'Walking one day by a golf course in Wisconsin, I was startled to hear a sharp bang as a golf ball narrowly missed my head and hit a tree. My companion cheerfully remarked, 'That could have killed you, you know.' I picked up the innoce...
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| Language: | English |
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Weinheim ; New York :
VCH,
©1996.
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Table of Contents:
- Golf Balls, Boomerangs and Asteroids; Table of Contents; Word Finder; Chapter 1 Why do Golf Balls have Dimples?; Chapter 2 The Science of Bows and Arrows; Chapter 3 Racketeering Missiles; Chapter 4 Bolas, Boomerangs and Bouncing Bombs; Chapter 5 Darts, Stone Disks and Boomerangs; Chapter 6 Pea Shooters, Rockets and Rifles; Chapter 7 Rockets: From Fireworks to Trans-Galactic Missiles; Chapter 8 Cosmic Collisions; Chapter 9 Some Down to Earth Missiles; Chapter 10 Humans as Missiles and Targets; Chapter 11 Micro and Miscellaneous Missiles; Index.