Backyard Ballistics
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| Author | William Gurstelle |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | How-to-book |
| ISBN | 1556523750 |
Backyard Ballistics is a how-to book by William Gurstelle that was published in 2001.[1][2][3] It is full of experiments that can be done relatively inexpensively and can be easily executed. It also includes the history and mechanical principles of some of the inventions and projects. From catapults to rockets, this book describes accessible ways to create these at home or in the classroom. In addition to recreational use by individuals, teacher's guides have been developed and science fair projects designed around this book.[4][5] It has been cited in several educational and scientific journals.[6][7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ Garner, Dwight (2007-06-27). "Things That Go Boom". ArtsBeat. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ "Author argues that limited risk-taking makes life more of a blast". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ oe1.orf.at. "Messerwerfen & Absinth". oe1.orf.at (in German). Retrieved 2019-04-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Backyard Ballistics Teacher's Guide 2003
- ^ "Kaboom! Superior Science on a Shoestring - Practical Homeschooling Magazine". Homeschool World. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ Mungen, C.E., Internal Ballistics of a Pneumatic Potato Cannon. Eur. J. Phys. 30 (2009) 453–457
- ^ Courtney, M., Acoustic Methods for Measuring Bullet Velocity. Applied Acoustics 69 (2008) 925–928
- ^ Frank, M., et al., When backyard fun turns to trauma: risk assessment of blunt ballistic impact trauma due to potato cannons.International Journal of Legal Medicine. Volume 126, Number 1, 13-18.