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Skiing -Last updated May 13, 1997
Books   Lind, David A., and Scott P. Sanders, Scott P. The Physics of Skiing: Skiing at the Triple Point. Woodbury : American Institute of Physics (A I P Press), 1996.
Articles Chase, Anthony. "Cross-Country Skiing: The Hows of Wax." Newton at the Bat: The Science in Sports . Ed. by Allman, William F., and Eric W. Schrier. Ann Arbor: Books on Demand, 1994, pp. 76-78.
Dane, Abe. "The Mechanics of Skiing." Popular Mechanics , February 1992, pp. 34-37.
Epstein, Sue Hoover. "Skiing on Air." Newton at the Bat: The Science in Sports . Ed. by Allman, William F., and Eric W. Schrier. Ann Arbor: Books on Demand, 1994, pp. 134-139.
Frederick, E.C. "Mechanical Constraints on Nordic Ski Performance." Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise , v24 n9, September 1992, pp. 1010-1014.
Perlman, Eric. "The Ballistics of Speed Skiing." Newton at the Bat: The Science in Sports . Ed. by Allman, William F., and Eric W. Schrier. Ann Arbor: Books on Demand, 1994, pp. 131-133.
Street, G.M. "Technological Advances in Cross-Country Ski Equipment." Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise , v24 n9, September 1992, pp. 1048-1054.
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