An adventure : weightlessness phenomena and life on space station / Chengmin Zhang.
Zhang, Chengmin, author.
2023
TL1500
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Title An adventure : weightlessness phenomena and life on space station / Chengmin Zhang.
Author Zhang, Chengmin, author.
ISBN 9789811992216 (electronic bk.)
9811992215 (electronic bk.)
9789811992209
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9221-6
Published Singapore : Springer, [2023]
Copyright ©2023
Language English
Description 1 online resource (viii, 91 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Item Number 10.1007/978-981-19-9221-6 doi
Call Number TL1500
Dewey Decimal Classification 629.47/7
Summary This is a popular science book surrounding astronauts' life on the space station. The book not only highlights the weightlessness experience of astronauts and the extraordinary phenomena they witness, but also illustrates the physics behind these events, which opens a new window for readers to explore the outer space. This book is especially fun for those who are curious about the life details of astronauts on the space station. The book is based on real events, and features images and cartoons that vividly depict unusual scenes between the outer space and the earth. Physical principles become easier to understand with these visual aids. During the reading, readers can immerse themselves in the enjoyable adventure of space travel and the strange feeling of weightlessness while having their doubts of every oddity solved. The book elaborates on the interesting contrast between the space and the earth, and provides readers with a stunning new perspective with easily comprehensible language and examples.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 8, 2023).
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1. Introduction-Why do we fly into the space?
2. Free fall and weightlessness in gravity
3. Measure the body weight on space station
4. The space swing never stops
5. The Gyroscope on space station.

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