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Feathers

By Thor Hanson

Feathers Mathematics

Feathers

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As seen on PBS's American Spring Live, one of America's great nature-writers explores the magic and science of feathers Feathers are an evolutionary marvel: aerodynamic, insulating, beguiling. They date back more than 100 million years. Yet their story has never been fully told. In Feathers, biologist Thor Hanson details a sweeping natural history, as feathers have been used to fly, protect, attract, and adorn through time and place. Applying the research of paleontologists, ornithologists, biologists, engineers, and even art historians, Hanson asks: What are feathers? How did they evolve? What do they mean to us? Engineers call feathers the most efficient insulating material ever discovered, and they are at the root of biology's most enduring debate. They silence the flight of owls and keep penguins dry below the ice. They have decorated queens, jesters, and priests. And they have inked documents from the Constitution to the novels of Jane Austen. Feathers is a captivating and beautiful exploration of this most enchanting object.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
352
Release Date:
2012-07-31
Publication Date:
2012-07-31
Publisher:
Basic Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0465028780
ISBN13:
9780465028788
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
13
Maximum Reading Age:
99
Weight:
347 g
Height:
139 cm
Width:
217 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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