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32 pages
colour illustrations.
Contents: Awesome machines -- Marvelous machinery -- Roller coasters -- Up and Down -- Over the hill -- Magnetic propulsion -- Catapult launch -- Wooden roller coasters -- Steel roller coasters -- Fantastic structures -- Strong shapes -- Creating new rides -- The future.
Summary: Discover how amusement parks use science to create thrilling white-knuckle rides. Hold on to your seat and find out how: Levers, pulleys, pivots, wheels and ramps, simple and complex machines, launch systems and more - are used to take your breath away.
Amusement park science.