1382910
9780060950477
Physics of Baseball
by Adair, Robert K.
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- Comments: Book is in good condition, cover has some wear along the edges and corners. Pages have tanned. There is some writing on the pages.
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- ISBN-13: 9780060950477
- ISBN: 0060950471
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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SUMMARY
A Sterling Professor of Physics at Yale University provides a unique and fascinating perspective on America's favorite pastime.Did you Know . . .An average head wind (10 miles per hour) can turn a 400-foot home run into a 370-foot out?A curve ball that seems to break over 14 inches never actually deviates from a straight line by more tha 3 1/2 inches?There is no such thing (except in softball) as a rising fastball?The collision of a ball on the bat lasts only about 1/1000th of a second?That a batted ball should be able to travel no father than 545 feet?Adair, Robert K. is the author of 'Physics of Baseball' with ISBN 9780060950477 and ISBN 0060950471.
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