The physics of baseball
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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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Perennial,
Ã2002.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed., rev., updated, and expanded. |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Adair, Robert Kemp. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The physics of baseball / |c Robert Kemp Adair. |
| 250 | |a 3rd ed., rev., updated, and expanded. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b Perennial, |c Ã2002. | ||
| 300 | |a xvi, 169 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 21 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Models and their limitations -- Flight of the baseball -- Baseball--air resistance -- Spin and the magnus coefficient -- Distance of flight of a batted ball -- Swing of the bat: Model of batting -- Batter reaction time -- Pitching: Pitcher's task -- Curveball -- Knuckleball -- Hop of the fastball -- Pitching with an illegally modified ball -- Pitching in the wind and on high -- Energetics of a thrown ball -- Pitching tactics: High and tight, low and away -- Left-handed and right-handed players -- Batting the ball: Bat-ball collision -- Spin of the batted ball -- Effects on the distance balls are hit -- How far can a ball be hit? -- Number of home runs -- Properties of bats: Optimum bat weight -- Hitting the ball imperfectly -- Aberrant bats: Aluminum bats -- Aberrant bats: Corked bats -- Running, fielding, and throwing: Running -- Judging fly balls -- Fielding ground balls--long and short hops -- Throwing in the infield and outfield -- Index. | |
| 520 | |a 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. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Physics. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Baseball. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Force and energy. | |
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