Be a Champion 40 Facts You Didn't Know About Sports and Science

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aftalion, Amandine
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Copernicus 2024, 2024
Edition:1st ed. 2024
Series:Copernicus Books, Sparking Curiosity and Explaining the World
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Running
  • 2. Throwing
  • 3. Balls
  • 4. Water, Wind and Cold
  • 5. Rotating
  • 6. Counting