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OverviewWhy do living things and physical phenomena take the form they do? D'Arcy Thompson's classic looks at the way things grow and the shapes they take. Analysing biological processes in their mathematical and physical aspects, this historic work, has become renowned for the sheer poetry of its descriptions. A great scientist sensitive to the fascinations and beauty of the natural world tells of jumping fleas and slipper limpets; of buds and seeds; of bees' cells and rain drops; of the potter's thumb and the spider's web; of a film of soap and a bubble of oil; of a splash of a pebble in a pond. D'Arcy Thompson's writing, hailed as 'good literature as well as good science; a discourse on science as though it were a humanity', includes a foreword by one of today's great populisers of science, explaining the importance of the work for a new generation of readers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson , John Tyler BonnerPublisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9781107604759ISBN 10: 1107604753 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 28 February 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsIntroduction John Tyler Bonner VII; 1. Introductory; 2. On magnitude; 3. The forms of cells; 4. The forms of tissues, of cell-aggregates; 5. On spicules and spicular skeletons; 6. The equiangular spiral; 7. The shapes of horns and of teeth or tusks; 8. On form and mechanical efficiency; 9. On the theory of transformations, or the comparison of related forms; 10. Epilogue; Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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