Inflight Science - A Guide To The World From Your Airplane Window

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Details: The perfect companion to any flight
- a guide to the science on view from your window seat. There are few times when science is so immediate as when you're in a plane. Your life is in the hands of the scientists & engineers who enable tons of metal & plastic to hurtle through the sky at hundreds of miles an hour. Inflight Science shows how you stay alive up there
- but that's only the beginning. Brian Clegg explains the ever changing view, whether it's crop circles or clouds, mountains or river deltas, & describes simple experiments to show how a wing provides lift, or what happens if you try to open a door in midair (don't!). On a plane you'll experience the impact of relativity, the power of natural radiation & the effect of altitude on the boiling point of tea. Among the many things you'll learn is why the sky is blue, the cause of thunderstorms & the impact of volcanic ash in an enjoyable tour of mid-air science. Every moment of your journey is an opportunity to experience science in action: Inflight Science will be your guide. Ideal for: People interested in learning about popular science. Everything you were afraid to ask is explained in this brilliant guide to the science of getting into the air, staying there & landing. This paperback has 212 pages & measures: 21.7 x 13.7 x 1.8cm