Boomerangs, Aerodynamics and Motion
Author | : Felix Hess |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 568 |
Release | : 1975 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015009818298 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Boomerangs, Aerodynamics and Motion written by Felix Hess and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published version of Ph.D. Thesis - University of Groningen; the work is divided into three parts; the first deals with ethnographic evidence and a general discussion of the physical properties of boomerangs; the second part with the aerodynamics of boomerangs by mathematical and experimental investigation; the third part with the theoretical basis of motion involved in the movement of boomerangs; in the first part the section dealing with ethnographic evidence includes a discussion of types of Australian boomerangs, the distribution, the morphology and manufacture, the throwing of boomerangs and the function of the objects in the past and today; three further sections discuss the use of boomerangs outside Australia and this is concluded with a brief discussion of the origin of boomerangs; an extensive bibliography on boomerangs ends this section; the other two theoretical sections also contain bibliographies.