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Size - How It Explains The World (Paperback) Loot Price: R406
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Size - How It Explains The World (Paperback): Vaclav Smil

Size - How It Explains The World (Paperback)

Vaclav Smil

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The New York Times bestselling author returns with a mind-opening exploration of how size defines life on Earth.

Explaining the key processes shaping size in nature, society and technology, Smil busts myths around proportions - from bodies to paintings and the so-called golden ratio - tells us what Jonathan Swift got wrong in Gulliver's Travels - the giant Brobdingnagian's legs would buckle under their enormous weight - and dives headfirst into the most contentious issue in ergonomics: the size of aeroplane seats.

It is no exaggeration to say this fascinating and wide-ranging tour de force will change the way you look at absolutely everything.

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Imprint: Viking
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: July 2023
Authors: Vaclav Smil
Dimensions: 233 x 153 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 978-0-241-50700-1
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science
LSN: 0-241-50700-6
Barcode: 9780241507001

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