| The Physics of Baseball
(1994)
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| Book Details |
| Author |
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| Genre |
Non-Fiction |
| Subject |
Physics |
| Publication Date |
February 1994 |
| Format |
Paperback (203
x
135
mm)
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| Publisher |
Perennial |
| Language |
eng |
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| Plot |
| A Sterling Professor of Physics at Yale University provides a unique and fascinating perspective on America's favorite pastime. Did you Know . . .An average head wind (10 miles per hour) can turn a 400-foot home run into a 370-foot out?A curve ball that seems to break over 14 inches never actually deviates from a straight line by more tha 3 1/2 inches?There is no such thing (except in softball) as a rising fastball?The collision of a ball on the bat lasts only about 1/1000th of a second?That a batted ball should be able to travel no father than 545 feet? |
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| Product Details |
| LoC Classification |
QC26.A23 1994 |
| Dewey |
796.357/01/53 |
| ISBN |
0060950471 |
| Edition |
2nd ed., rev., updated and enl. |
| Cover Price |
$12.00 |
| Nr of Pages |
160 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
No |
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