Size: How It Explains the World
- Author: Vaclav Smil
- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 9780241992142
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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 force will change the way you look at absolutely everything.
It is no exaggeration to say this fascinating and wide-ranging tour de force will change the way you look at absolutely everything.
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