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Comparative Biomechanics: Life´s Physical World - Second Edition
Steven Vogel
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Description for Comparative Biomechanics: Life´s Physical World - Second Edition
Hardback. Num Pages: 640 pages, 11 halftones. 250 line illus. 40 tables. BIC Classification: MFGV; PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 209 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1704.
Why do you switch from walking to running at a specific speed? Why do tall trees rarely blow over in high winds? And why does a spore ejected into air at seventy miles per hour travel only a fraction of an inch? Comparative Biomechanics is the first and only textbook that takes a comprehensive look at the mechanical aspects of life--covering animals and plants, structure and movement, and solids and fluids. An ideal entry point into the ways living creatures interact with their immediate physical world, this revised and updated edition examines how the forms and activities of animals and ... Read more
Why do you switch from walking to running at a specific speed? Why do tall trees rarely blow over in high winds? And why does a spore ejected into air at seventy miles per hour travel only a fraction of an inch? Comparative Biomechanics is the first and only textbook that takes a comprehensive look at the mechanical aspects of life--covering animals and plants, structure and movement, and solids and fluids. An ideal entry point into the ways living creatures interact with their immediate physical world, this revised and updated edition examines how the forms and activities of animals and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
1714g
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691155661
SKU
V9780691155661
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Ref
99-13
About Steven Vogel
Steven Vogel is James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Biology at Duke University. His numerous books include Glimpses of Creatures in Their Physical Worlds (Princeton) and Cats' Paws and Catapults (Norton).
Reviews for Comparative Biomechanics: Life´s Physical World - Second Edition
"[T]his is a fantastic book! ... [T]here can be no doubt, this is a science book of the highest and finest quality. Students in biology and physics, including (mechanical) engineers, will find in this book a sound guideline for an alternative view of their respective disciplines. It is a source of inspiration, also for the interested layman, for further reflection ... Read more