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The Physics of Basketball Hardcover - 2006 - 1st Edition

by John J. Fontanella

A physics professor who played in college reveals the key pieces of physics that underscore basketball. He covers almost every aspect of the game, weaving in stories from games he's played and games he's seen, and tales from basketball history and folklore. Illustrations. Photos.


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  • Title The Physics of Basketball
  • Author John J. Fontanella
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 168
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
  • Date November 15, 2006
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780801885136 / 0801885132
  • Weight 0.71 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.82 x 5.74 x 0.6 in (22.40 x 14.58 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Physics, Basketball
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006010575
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796.323

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Citations

  • Booklist, 10/01/2006, Page 17
  • Scitech Book News, 03/01/2007, Page 44

About the author

John J. Fontanella is a physics professor at the United States Naval Academy.

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