The Physics of Baseball: Third Edition, Revised, Updated, and Expanded Paperback - 2002 - 3rd Edition
by Adair, Robert K
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A "fascinating and irresistible" ("New York Times Book Review") look at the science behind America's favorite pastime, complete with charts and graphs, baseball lore, and anecdotes about famous players.
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- Title The Physics of Baseball: Third Edition, Revised, Updated, and Expanded
- Author Adair, Robert K
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 3rd
- Edition 3
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 192
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Publication date 2002
- Features Bibliography, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0060084367I3N00
- ISBN 9780060084363 / 0060084367
- Weight 0.33 lbs (0.15 kg)
- Dimensions 8.08 x 5.4 x 0.51 in (20.52 x 13.72 x 1.30 cm)
- Category Sports & Recreation
- Library of Congress subjects Physics, Baseball
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2001039886
- Dewey Decimal Code 796.357
- Quantity available 4
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From the rear cover
Blending scientific fact and sports trivia, Robert Adair examines what a baseball or player in motion does-and why. How fast can a batted ball go? What effect do stitch patterns have on wind resistance? How far does a curve ball break? Who reaches first base faster after a bunt, a right- or left-handed batter? The answers are often surprising -- and always illuminating.This newly revised third edition considers recent developments in the science of sport such as the neurophysiology of batting, bat vibration, and the character of the "sweet spot." Faster pitchers, longer hitters, and enclosed stadiums also get a good, hard scientific look to determine their effects on the game. Filled with anecdotes about famous players and incidents, The Physics of Baseball provides fans with fascinating insights into America's favorite pastime.
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- New York Times, 07/21/2002, Page 20
