DAVID HOWE is Emeritus Professor at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. Although he formally retired in 2010, he continues to write and is the author of twenty-four previous books as well as many journal articles and book chapters. David enjoys spending time with his children and grandchildren, and rambling up and down Britain's hills and dales.

• Part IGoing Down1. We All Fall Down2. Waste Water and Sewers3. Rivers and Rain4. Water Wheels, Mills and the Industrial Revolution5. Hydroelectricity6. Waggonways, Zip Wires and Roller Coasters7. Slipping and Sliding8. Jumping from Aeroplanes, Leaping off Mountains9. The Sun, Earth, Plate Tectonics and The Great Oxygenation Event10. The Moon and Tides11. Living on Land, Living with Gravity12. Mass and Weight13. Measuring Time14. Warm Water, Cold Water and Ocean CurrentsPart IIGoing Up15. Faster, Higher, Stronger16. Taking to the Air17. Aeroplanes and Rockets18. The Science of Gravity19. Heavy and Light in LiteratureBibliographyAcknowledgements

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DAVID HOWE is Emeritus Professor at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. Although he formally retired in 2010, he continues to write and is the author of twenty-four previous books as well as many journal articles and book chapters. David enjoys spending time with his children and grandchildren, and rambling up and down Britain's hills and dales.

• Part IGoing Down1. We All Fall Down2. Waste Water and Sewers3. Rivers and Rain4. Water Wheels, Mills and the Industrial Revolution5. Hydroelectricity6. Waggonways, Zip Wires and Roller Coasters7. Slipping and Sliding8. Jumping from Aeroplanes, Leaping off Mountains9. The Sun, Earth, Plate Tectonics and The Great Oxygenation Event10. The Moon and Tides11. Living on Land, Living with Gravity12. Mass and Weight13. Measuring Time14. Warm Water, Cold Water and Ocean CurrentsPart IIGoing Up15. Faster, Higher, Stronger16. Taking to the Air17. Aeroplanes and Rockets18. The Science of Gravity19. Heavy and Light in LiteratureBibliographyAcknowledgements

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DAVID HOWE is Emeritus Professor at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. Although he formally retired in 2010, he continues to write and is the author of twenty-four previous books as well as many journal articles and book chapters. David enjoys spending time with his children and grandchildren, and rambling up and down Britain's hills and dales.

• Part IGoing Down1. We All Fall Down2. Waste Water and Sewers3. Rivers and Rain4. Water Wheels, Mills and the Industrial Revolution5. Hydroelectricity6. Waggonways, Zip Wires and Roller Coasters7. Slipping and Sliding8. Jumping from Aeroplanes, Leaping off Mountains9. The Sun, Earth, Plate Tectonics and The Great Oxygenation Event10. The Moon and Tides11. Living on Land, Living with Gravity12. Mass and Weight13. Measuring Time14. Warm Water, Cold Water and Ocean CurrentsPart IIGoing Up15. Faster, Higher, Stronger16. Taking to the Air17. Aeroplanes and Rockets18. The Science of Gravity19. Heavy and Light in LiteratureBibliographyAcknowledgements

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