Gravity

Gravity by David Howe offers a playful look at one of nature’s fundamental forces as it governs so much of everyday life, from apples falling to skiers descending, from water clocks trickling to sewage flowing.

Head on a journey of discovery down rivers and by water wheels. Explore the part that gravity plays in the world of roller coasters, the ocean’s tides, and plate tectonics. In the second half of the book, Howe considers ways in which nature and humanity have attempted to overco…