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Author Livingston, James D., 1930-

Title Rising force [electronic resource] : the magic of magnetic levitation / James D. Livingston.

Imprint Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xi, 271 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Levity vs. gravity -- Gravitational and magnetic forces -- Maglev-a balance of forces -- Spinning the levitron -- Inducing uplift -- Flying frogs -- Super-lev -- Feeding back -- In a spin -- The no-spin zone -- Flying trains -- All aboard! -- Keeping it up.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Magnetic fields.
Magnetic suspension.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780674055353 (hc : alk. paper)
0674055357 (hc : alk. paper)
9780674061095 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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