Ridgway Public Library

Examines various characteristics of the sky, including the atmosphere, weather, space, and the sun and stars.

"A fun and engaging picture book explaining Einstein's theory of relativity."--

"In 1915, British astronomer Arthur Stanley Eddington was fascinated with Einstein's new theory of general relativity. The theory talks about how forces push and pull objects in space. Einstein said that the sun's gravity could pull and bend light. To test this, astronomers decided to photograph a solar eclipse. The eclipse would allow them to photograph the stars before and during the solar eclipse. If the star's position moved, then it was evidence...

Do you think time travel will ever be possible? Will all the books and films that show time travel become a reality? How does the science work? In this fascinating book, a mysterious figure called the Mystery Master sets you the challenge of investigating all the scientific theories surrounding time travel and encourages you to analyse the information that you have gathered. Once you have read the information in this book, you can figure out for yourselves:...

Includes index

Presents simple illustrations of the concepts of motion, gravity, and mass that make up the theory of Newtonian physics.

Explains how physics is involved in all aspects of our lives--through chapters on physics in fun, nature, home, and sports--and presents activities to demonstrate physical principles.

Explains how the atmosphere is effected by various gases, pressure, and wind.

Describes the scientific concept of sound and other related topics, such as vibrations, volume, and pitch, through the exploration of a guitar.

A look at quantum physics, atoms and subatomic particles.