DK Eyewitness Books: Energy,9780789455765

DK Eyewitness Books: Energy

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ISBN13: 9780789455765
ISBN10: 0789455765
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-02-23
Publisher(s): DK Publishing, Inc.
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Summary

Also joining the Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Books line will be eight science titles and four art titles, Earth, Energy, Electricity, Electronics, Time & Space, Evolution, Medicine, Ecology, Renaissance, Impressionism, Watercolor, and Perspective. As the seasons pass, Dorling Kindersley is proud to offer an ever-increasing number of these well-respected and popular books. Add to your collection of the series that changed non-fiction forever.

Table of Contents

What is energy?
6(8)
Muscle energy
8(2)
Energy from fire
10(2)
Energy from wind and water
12(2)
Potential energy
14(2)
The energy of movement
16(2)
Imponderable fluids
18(2)
Heat energy
20(2)
Electromagnetism
22(2)
The conservation of energy
24(2)
Thermodynamics
26(2)
Steam energy
28(2)
Energy for transport
30(2)
Generating electricity
32(2)
Energy in the home
34(2)
Measuring energy
36(2)
Energy for communication
38(2)
Energy in waves
40(2)
Energy in packets
42(2)
Mass energy
44(2)
Energy from the nucleus
46(2)
Energy from the Sun
48(2)
Photosynthesis
50(2)
Energy from food
52(2)
Fossil fuels
54(2)
Energy on a global scale
56(2)
Alternative energy
58(2)
Making the most of energy
60(2)
The origins and destiny of energy
62(2)
Index 64

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