Flights of fancy defying gravity by design & evolution
Have you ever dreamt you could fly? Or imagined what it would be like to glide and swoop through the sky like a bird? Do you let your mind soar to unknown, magical spaces? In Flights of Fancy, Richard Dawkins explains how nature and humans have learned to overcome the pull of gravity and take to the...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Head of Zeus,
2021.
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| Summary: | Have you ever dreamt you could fly? Or imagined what it would be like to glide and swoop through the sky like a bird? Do you let your mind soar to unknown, magical spaces? In Flights of Fancy, Richard Dawkins explains how nature and humans have learned to overcome the pull of gravity and take to the skies. From the mythical Icarus, to the sadly extinct but spectacular bird Argentavis magnificens, from the Wright flyer and the 747, to the Tinkerbella fairyfly and the Peregrine falcon. But it is also about flights of the mind, about escaping the everyday - through science, ideas and imagination. Fascinating and beautifully illustrated, this is a unique collaboration between one of the world's leading scientists and a talented artist. |
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| Item Description: | "An Apollo book". Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 294 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 12 and up. |
| ISBN: | 9781838937850 1838937854 |
| Author Notes: | (Bowker Author Biography) |
