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 for 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 |
Penguin Books |
