失敗の研究

CONTENTS

INtroduction

1. From the Nucleus to Deep Space
2. Measurements, Yncertainties, and the Stars
　　My Grandmother and Galileo Galilei
　　Measuring Interstellar Space
3. Bodies in Motion
　　Newton's Three Laws of Motion
　　The Law of Universal Gravitation:Newton and the Apple
　　Pendulums in Motion
　　Grandmothers and Astronauts
4. The Magic of Drinking with a Straw
　　Surrounded by Air Pressure
　　The Magic of Straws
　　Bernoulli and Beyond
　　The Drink Thief
5. Over and Under-Outside and Inside-the Rainbow
　　Secrets of the Rainbow
　　Why Sailors Wear Sunglasses
　　Beyond the Rainbow
6. The Harmonies of Strings and Winds
　　Sound Waves in Space?
　　The Wonders of Resonace
　　The Music of the Winds
　　Dangerous Resonance
7. The Wonders of Electricity
　　Invisible Induction
　　Electric Fields and Sparks
　　Divine Sparks
8. The Mysteries of Magnetism
　　Wonders of Magnetic Fields
　　The Mystery of Electromagnetism
　　Electricity into Motion
　　Electromagnetism to the Rescue
　　Maxwell's Extraordinary Achievement
9. Energy Conservation
　　How Much Food Energy Do We Need?
　　Where Are We Going to Get What We Need?
10. X-rays from Outer Space!
　　What Are X-rays?
　　The Birth of X-ray Astronomy
11. X-ray Ballooning, the Early Days
　　Getting Aloft:Balloons, X-ray Detectors, and the Launch
　　Recovery in the Outback:Kangaroo Jack
　　The Balloon Professor
　　An X-ray Flare from Sco X-1
12. Cosmic Catastrophes, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes
　　Black Holes
13. Celestial Ballet
　　Thank Goodness for Stellar Spectroscopy: Blueshifts and Redshifts
　　Shklovsky and Beyond
　　X-ray Binaries: How They Work
14. X-ray Bursters!
15. Ways of Seeing

Acknowledgments
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Index

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