Science is Beautiful: The Human Body: Under the Microscope

Author:   Colin Salter
Publisher:   Batsford
ISBN:  

9781849941921


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   23 October 2014
Format:   Hardback
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Science is Beautiful: The Human Body: Under the Microscope


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A stunning collection of microscopic human body images exploring the beauty and science of things invisible to the human eye. Our bodies are amazing. the microscopic elements of the human body are profoundly fascinating and also beautiful. We unearth some of the most wonderful microscopic images of the human body ever created, now made possible by technology. We get to see the wonder of our brains, our cells, our veins, our hormones, even our diseases and the medicines to treat us. the images are as beautiful as any art. this stunning collection of images can be enjoyed purely as a visual voyage but also as a way to understand more of the science behind the image. Whether it's the work of a white blood cell, the power of human hormones, the tiny hairs on our arms, the movement of human cancer cells, the jagged edges of caffeine crystals, or the wonderful shapes of nerve cells, the powerful images will draw you into discovering more about the human body. Each image will include the scale of the photography as well as the scientific details in layman's terms.

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Author:   Colin Salter
Publisher:   Batsford
Imprint:   Batsford
Dimensions:   Width: 25.00cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 25.00cm
Weight:   0.410kg
ISBN:  

9781849941921


ISBN 10:   1849941920
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   23 October 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Colin Salter is the co-author of Everything You Need to Know About Everything You Need to Know About Inventions. He is a history and science writer with a fascination for how things work, and how they used to work. He has written about everything, including the private lives of marine gastropods. His contributions to Chambers' Biographical Dictionary include the entries for 500 living scientists.

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