Rising force

Livingston, James D., 1930-

Rising force the magic of magnetic levitation / [electronic resource] : James D. Livingston. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011. - xi, 271 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


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Magnetic fields.
Magnetic suspension.


Electronic books.

QC754.2.M3 / L58 2011eb

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