A mind-expanding exploration size, the measure of all things, from the New York Times bestselling author 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 erg Size - Vaclav Smil od authora Vaclav Smil a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
Vaclav Smil |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
304 |
Rok vydání |
2023 |
Nakladatelství |
Viking |