Force & Motion Book

How did Archimedes make water run uphill? Why is a perpetual motion machine impossible to build? Why does a spinning top stay upright? What is the top speed that anything can travel?

Find the answers to these and many other questions in this fascinating new look at the story of force and motion. Superb full-color photography of original equipment, intricate scientific instruments, and 3-D models, plus revealing experiments, bring to life the discoveries that have changed our perception of the universe.

Eyewitness Science is an inspiring series of highly informative visual guides that trace the story of science from the ancient world to the present day.

Eyewitness Science investigates all fields of science, building into an indispensable reference library about the wonders of our universe.

Explores the principles of force and motion, describing how they have been applied from ancient to modern times.