The Hunt for Earth Gravity: A History of Gravity Measurement from Galileo to the 21st Century

by John Milsom

Book Overview

Includes spectacular images of the world, and particularly of the world's oceans, viewed through the medium of its gravity field
Includes personal accounts that are intended to provide readers with insights into what it is like to do science in the field
For the more general readers the book provides an insight into the development of a science that most would not even have known existed
For practitioners, whether in academia or in the commercial...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319749587
• ISBN13: 9783319749587
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 2.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"