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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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9780300231298 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
530 |
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GBU |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Gbur, Gregory J. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Falling felines and fundamental physics |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Yale University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2019 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New Haven : |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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xiv, 337 p. ; |
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ill., |
| Dimensions |
22 cm |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE |
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28.00 |
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USD |
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85.40 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
The question of how falling cats land on their feet has intrigued humans since at least the middle of the nineteenth century. In this playful and eye-opening history, physicist and cat parent Gregory Gbur explores how attempts to understand the cat-righting reflex have provided crucial insights into puzzles in mathematics, geophysics, neuroscience, and human space exploration. The result is an engaging tumble through physics, physiology, photography, and robotics to uncover, through scientific debate, the secret of the acrobatic performance known as cat-turning, the cat flip, and the cat twist. Readers learn the solution, but also discover that the finer details still inspire heated arguments. As with other cat behavior, the more we investigate, the more surprises we discover"--Front flap of dustjacket. |
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Miscellaneous Physics |
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Angular momentum |
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Cat-turning |
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Earth effect |
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Falling cat |
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Force |
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Gravity |
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Mpemba effect |
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Motion studies |
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NASA |
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Photography |
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Reflex |
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Robot |
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Rotational movement |
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Vestibular system |
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Books |