Hesiod's anvil : falling and spinning through heaven and earth / Andrew J. Simoson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simoson, Andrew J., author.

Series:

Dolciani Mathematical Expositions, v. 30

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion.

Hesiod.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 344 pages)

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Mathematical Association of America, c2007.

System Details:

Mode of access : World Wide Web

Contents:

preamble i Hesiod's Muses preamble ii The Gravity of Hades preamble iii Ballistics preamble iv Heavenly Motion preamble v Pendulum Variations preamble vi Retrieving H. G. Wells from the Ocean Floor preamble vii Sliding along a Chord Through a Rotating Earth preamble viii Falling Through a Rotating Earth preamble ix Shadow Lands preamble x The Trochoid Family preamble xi Retrieving H. G. Wells from the Moon preamble xii Playing Ball in a Space Station preamble xiii The Rotating Beacon preamble xiv The Long Count preamble xv Hesiod's Anvil

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-337) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Providence, Rhode Island : American Mathematical Society. 2012

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781470457259 (online)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.