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pp. xxi 326, b/w illustrations.”This book explores the limits of human survival and the physiological adaptations which enable us to exist under extreme conditions. In man’s battle for survival in the harshest of environments, the knowledge imparted by physiology, the ‘logic of life’, is crucial. What causes mountain sickness? Why is it possible to reach the top of Everest without supplementary oxygen, yet be killed if a plane depressurises suddenly at the same altitude. Why are astronauts unable to stand without fainting when they return to Earth? Why do human divers get the bends but sperm whales don’t? Will men always be able to run faster than women? Why don’t penguins get frostbite?”
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| ISBN | 0006551254 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780006551256 | |
| Number of pages | 326 | |
| Original Title | Life at the Extremes | |
| Published Date | 2001 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | no dustjacket | |
| Binding | paperback | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | London, | |
| Edition | First edition | |
| Category: | Mountaineering | |
| Author: | Frances Ashcroft | |
| Publisher: | Flamingo |
pp. xxi 326, b/w illustrations.”This book explores the limits of human survival and the physiological adaptations which enable us to exist under extreme conditions. In man’s battle for survival in the harshest of environments, the knowledge imparted by physiology, the ‘logic of life’, is crucial. What causes mountain sickness? Why is it possible to reach the top of Everest without supplementary oxygen, yet be killed if a plane depressurises suddenly at the same altitude. Why are astronauts unable to stand without fainting when they return to Earth? Why do human divers get the bends but sperm whales don’t? Will men always be able to run faster than women? Why don’t penguins get frostbite?”
| Weight | 1 kg |
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