Bones : the unity of form and function / R. McNeill Alexander ; photography by Brian Kosoff ; forewo...
Bones : the unity of form and function / R. McNeill Alexander ; photography by Brian Kosoff ; forewo...
Bones : the unity of form and function / R. McNeill Alexander ; photography by Brian Kosoff ; foreword by Mark A. Norell ; illustrations by Edward Heck.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
New York, N.Y., USA : Macmillan, c1994.
Call Numbers
TQ071715
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
223 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Mark A. Norell -- Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Strength with Lightness -- Ch. 3. Joints -- Ch. 4. Muscle Attachments -- Ch. 5. Mechanisms -- Ch. 6. Teeth -- Ch. 7. Acoustic Bones -- Ch. 8. Designs That Grow -- Ch. 9. Patterns and Textures -- Ch. 10. Epilogue: Function and Beauty.
Publication information
Publisher
New York, N.Y., USA : Macmillan, c1994.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1994.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
From the perspective of an engineer admiring the girders of a bridge or parts of a machine, Bones celebrates how animals work. In tribute to both the beauty and mechanics of its subject, the book explores the structure, material, and movement of bones as they serve the design of living animals. It examines the composition of bone material, looks at...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Bones : the unity of form and function / R. McNeill Alexander ; photography by Brian Kosoff ; foreword by Mark A. Norell ; illustrations by Edward Heck.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
"A Peter N. Nevraumont book."
Includes index.
Transferred from NQ596.01852/1.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c1994.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
TQ071715
Record Identifier
74VKOAMQMdod
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKOAMQMdod
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0025836757 :
9780025836754 :
DDC
596.01852
MMS ID
991022576769702626
