The Physics of Baseball by Robert Adair
Blending science and sports trivia, Robert Adair examines what a baseball does when thrown or batted under specific conditions--and why. Taking into account new developments in the science of the sport as well as recent changes in the game and its players, this revised, updated, and expanded third edition includes new sections on the neurophysiology of batting, ball constancy and elasticity over time, bat vibration, and the character of the "sweet spot."
Complete with understandable charts and graphs, baseball lore, and entertaining anecdotes about famous players and incidents, The Physics of Baseball will delight and entertain baseball fans and physics enthusiasts alike.
At Yale University, Robert K. Adair is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics. He is the co-author of Physics Concepts and (with Earle C. Strange Particles (Fowler)
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| ISBN 13 | 9780060084363 |
| ISBN 10 | 0060084367 |
| Title | The Physics of Baseball |
| Author | Robert Adair |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2002-05-07 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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