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Wobbly physics of bowling balls, Stephen Hawking’s archive acquired for the UK

28 May 2021 Hamish Johnston
Ten pin bowling
Strike: a 10 pin bowler releases their ball. (Courtesy: CC BY-SA 3.0)
A bowling ball might look round on the outside, but inside there is a distinct departure from spheri

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