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Newtonian Mountain
Shows cannonball projected off mountain. Different speeds produce different results. I particularly liked the "touch" when the ball completed an orbit and returned to where it left the mountain!
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And the mountains shrugged...
An interesting piece telling how infrasound detectors were able to sense the movement of mountains caused by an earthquake.
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Centre for Altitude, Space and Extreme Environment Medicine
We conduct research, teach courses and offer advice in the areas of space, aviation, high altitude, remote, dive and hyperbaric medicine. Central to our work is the concept that the study of human ...
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NOVA: Atmospheric Pressure
From the companion website to several recent NOVA programs on Mt. Everest, including "Lost on Everest". This page looks at the effects air pressure at high altitudes.
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Luis Walter Alvarez
Luis Walter Alvarez (1911 - 1988) during the war (at M.I.T.) was responsible for three important radar systems - the microwave early warning system, the Eagle high altitude bombing system, and a ...
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