The natural law of cycles : governing the mobile symmetries of animals and machines / James H. Bunn.

Author/Creator:

Bunn, James H., 1938- author.

Publication:

New Brunswick, New Jersey : Transaction Publishers, 2014

Format/Description:

Book
xxv, 360 pages ; 24 cm

Subjects:

Symmetry.
Animal mechanics.
Angular momentum.
Research -- Methodology.
Animal mechanics

Contents:

Introduction: symmetry, balance, angular momentum
From heads to tails: the asymmetry of aim in animals
Living shapes in water
The land fulcrum
walking the land while thinking contours
The winged alliance in air
The energy cycles of sunlight and heat
Conclusion: Einstein's parable about nuclear technology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-352) and index.

ISBN:

9781412851879 (hardcover)
1412851874 (hardcover)

OCLC:

833629754

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