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The Lighter Side of Gravity Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Narlikar, Jayant Vishnu (Author)

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 ISBN: 0521565650     ISBN-13: 9780521565653
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $45.59  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 1996
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Annotation: Gravity is the most enigmatic of all the known basic forces in nature. This book presents a beautifully clear and completely nontechnical introduction to the phenomemon of this force in all its manifestations. Using familiar analogies, interesting anecdotes, and numerous illustrations to get across the subtle effects and difficult points to readers, astrophysicist Narlikar describes the general theory of relativity and some of its strange and unfamiliar ideas. 23 halftones. 21 graphs. 74 line diagrams. 2 tables.
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Astronomy
- Science | Gravity
- Science | Cosmology
Dewey: 531.14
LCCN: 96012581
Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.99" W x 8.97" L (0.85 lbs) 232 pages
Features: Illustrated
 
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From the drop of an apple to the stately dance of the galaxies, gravity is omnipresent in the Cosmos. Even with its high profile, gravity is the most enigmatic of all the known basic forces in nature. The Lighter Side of Gravity presents a beautifully clear and completely nontechnical introduction to the phenomenon of this force in all its manifestations. Astrophysicist Jayant Narlikar begins with an historical background to the discovery of the law of gravitation by Isaac Newton in the seventeenth century. Using familiar analogies, interesting anecdotes, and numerous illustrations to get across subtle effects and difficult points to readers, he goes on to describe the general theory of relativity and some of its strange and unfamiliar ideas such as curved spacetime, the bending of light, and black holes. Since first publication in 1982 (W.H. Freeman), Dr. Narlikar has brought his book completely up to date and expanded it to include the discovery of gigantic gravitational lenses in space, the findings of the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite, the detection of dark matter in galaxies, the investigation of the very early Universe, and other new ideas in cosmology. This lucid and stimulating book presents a clear approach to the intriguing phenomenon of gravity for everyone who has ever felt caught in its grip. Jayant Narlikar is the winner of many astronomical prizes and the author of Introduction to Cosmology (Cambridge University Press, 1993).
 
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