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Hesiod's anvil : falling and spinning through heaven and earth / Andrew J. Simoson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simoson, Andrew J.
- Series:
- Dolciani mathematical expositions ; no. 30.
- Dolciani Mathematical expositions ; no. 30
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion.
- Hesiod.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Mathematical Association of America, [2007]
- Contents:
- Hesiod's muses
- The gravity of Hades
- Ballistics
- Heavenly motion
- Pendulum variations
- Retrieving H. G. Wells from the ocean floor
- Sliding along a chord through a rotating earth
- Falling through a rotating earth
- Shadow lands
- The Trochoid family
- Retrieving H. G. Wells from the moon
- Playing ball in a space station
- The rotating beacon
- The long count
- Hesiod's anvil.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-337) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780883853368
- 0883853361
- OCLC:
- 127994513
- Online:
- Publisher description
- Contributor biographical information
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