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| Publisher | Springer |
| Language | English |
| ISBN-13 | 9780387307794 |
| ISBN-10 | 0387307796 |
| Author | Ralph D. Lorenz |
Product Description
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About the Book
More Frisbees are sold each year than baseballs, basketballs and footballs combined. Yet Frisbees have subtle and clever aerodynamic and gyrodynamic properties which are only recently being documented by wind tunnel and other studies. There are few books which discuss items like boomerangs and Frisbees and this is the first to give detailed technical discussion of these topics. In common with other rotating bodies discussed in this readily access…
ISBN: 9780387307794
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What You'll Learn
- ·In-depth exploration of topics covered in Spinning Flight
- ·Key concepts explained with clarity and practical examples
- ·Insights valuable for anyone studying or working in Springer
Who Should Read This
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Customer Reviews
From theory to practice to experimentation: A great way to learn!
Spinning Flight by Ralph D. Lorenz is a fine addition to anyone's science library. While the book has a few shortcomings, overall it is a terrific discussion of spinning objects with a good balance of science and examples.If you read no further, then buy the book and enjoy it. You won't regret it.The text is a good exposition of the dynamics of flight for a potpourri of objects from balls, bullets, bombs, rockets, satellites, and Frisbees; to spinning parachutes, aircraft, boomerangs, skipping
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The reason I bought the book was learning more about bioomerangs -more precisely hunting boomerangs- and arrow flight. The very beginning of the book is quite complicated, perhabs due to the professional identity if the author, but is understandable if you have good basics in Physics. All the issues seemed to have been seen and explained from the perspective of an engineer and there is not too much for individuals who look for some practical info. There is almost nothing about straight flying bo
Favorable Review
(I am the author - I think the book is not half bad - but let me quote from a recentreview of the book by H. K. Moffatt {whom I do not know} in Nature magazine (Vol.444,14 Dec 2006 p.820):'In his fascinating book Spinning Flight, Ralph Lorenz provides a rich feast of examplesof such spinning bodies, some occurring naturally, some contrived for pleasure or for apractical purpose, some exotic..........Lorenz covers these phenomena and their variousmanifestations with great skill and economy o
Great book, great condition, fast delivery!
Wow. This book was sold as 'used like new'. It is in mint condition! Delivery was fast, fast, fast. I would welcome the opportunity to purchase from this seller again!
Answers
Dry but enjoyable/ answered a lot of those little nagging questions one acquires playing frisbee
