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Gravity from the Ground Up: An Introductory Guide to Gravity and General Relativity

Cambridge University Press, 2003

"...the text is...inviting, with exercises that have real-world application, such as exploring the energy of photons that cause sunburn." Stuart J. Goldman, Sky & Telescope

"Delightfully throrough yet easy to read." American Scientist

This book provides an accessible introduction to...

Getting Started with Unity 2018 - Third Edition: A Beginner's Guide to 2D and 3D game development with Unity

Packt Publishing, 2018

Learn how to use Unity 2018 by creating your very own 3D game while developing your essential skills

Key Features

Learn to create immersive 3D games and Virtual Reality experiences with Unity 2018

Build custom scripts to make your game characters interactive

Angels Don't Play This haarp: Advances in Tesla Technology

Earthpulse Press, 1995

The U. S. Government has a new ground-based "Star Wars" weapon which is being tested in the remote bush country of Alaska. This new system manipulates the environment in a way which can:

• Disrupt human mental processes.
• Jam all global communications systems.
• Change weather patterns over large...

A Walk through the Southern Sky: A Guide to Stars and Constellations and their Legends

Cambridge University Press, 2007

What star is that? Where is the Southern Cross? Who was Orion? Answering these questions and many more, this book will become an essential traveling companion for amateur astronomers heading abroad. Its unique simplified maps make it easy to find the constellations in the southern hemisphere skies, and the stars within them. Clear instructions...

Building Your Own Electronics Lab: A Guide to Setting Up Your Own Gadget Workshop

Apress, 2012

We’re surrounded by electronics these days. Did you ever wonder how it all worked? Do you know just enough about electricity to be dangerous? Would you like to learn more? Then this book is for you.

There are many excellent textbooks on how electricity works. This is not one of them. This book helps you get...

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Science of Everything

Alpha, 2008

Did you ever wonder how somebody ever figured out all the details of making a cellphone system work? What about those giant MRI machines that can take a picture of your insides without a single incision? Then there is the universe. We think we know at least something about how it started billions of years ago and where it’s going billions of...

The Artful Universe Expanded

Oxford University Press, 2005

Our love of art, writes John Barrow, is the end product of millions of years of evolution. How we react to a beautiful painting or symphony draws upon instincts laid down long before humans existed. Now, in this enhanced edition of the highly popular The Artful Universe, Barrow further explores the close ties between our aesthetic appreciation and...

The Science and Art of Using Telescopes (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)

Springer, 2009

Amateur astronomers have to start somewhere. Most begin by buying a modest astronomical telescope and getting to know the night sky. After a while, many want to move on to the next stage, but this can be problematic. The magazines advertise a mass of commercially-made equipment – some of it very expensive – which can represent a major...

Aspects of Explosives Detection

Elsevier Limited, 2008

Detection and quantification of trace chemicals is a major thrust of analytical chemistry. In recent years much effort has been spent developing detection systems for priority pollutants. Less mature are the detections of substances of interest to law enforcement and security personnel:in particular explosives. This volume will discuss the...

Mastering Xcode 4: Develop and Design

Peachpit Press, 2011

This book is an intermediate-level introduction to Xcode 4, Apple’s integrated development environment. It assumes you have some development experience and are familiar with the Cocoa API. It won’t teach you how to write code or much at all about Cocoa. There are other books for that. This one is strictly focused on...

Focal Easy Guide to DVD Studio Pro 3: For new users and professionals

Focal Press, 2005

Since the beginning of time, men and women have worked to reproduce and record their surrounding environment. From cave paintings to stone carvings, papyrus, wood, paper, canvas, wax, and chemicals… every substance imaginable has been used for both artistic expression and the documentation of history and culture. Regardless of whether one...

How Electronic Things Work... And What to do When They Don't

McGraw-Hill, 2002

Electronic equipment 'on the blink'? Don't junk it or pay sky-high repair costs - fix it yourself! Here's a guide to understanding and repairing electronics equipment written for people who would ordinarily 'call the shop'. With this fully illustrated, simple-to-use guide, you will get a grasp of the workings of the...

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