Dynamics of Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Giants
R. McNeill Alexander
This is one of the more powerful little books in science. The author elegantly describes such issues as how we can infer speed from footprints, a practical discussion of whether some dinosaurs were warm blooded, and other interesting topics. Most dinosaur books are either glorified picture books or narrative. This is a practical step by step discovery of "how we know what we know". This, and Random Walks in Biology, are the two best books of this type anywhere. As a biology teacher I've gotten a ton of good ideas and lessons out of this one.
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Anno:
1989
Edizione:
3rd Ed
Casa editrice:
Columbia University Press
Lingua:
english
Pagine:
174
ISBN 10:
0231066678
ISBN 13:
9780231066679
File:
PDF, 4.55 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1989