Life at the Extremes

Life at the Extremes
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 350
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ISBN-10 : 9780520234208
ISBN-13 : 0520234200
Rating : 4/5 (200 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Life at the Extremes by : Frances Ashcroft

Download or read book Life at the Extremes written by Frances Ashcroft and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2002-03-18 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the limits of human survival and the physiological adaptations that enable us to exist under extreme conditions. The author reviews limits to human life underwater, at high altitudes, at high speeds, at micro levels, and at freezing and hot temperatures.


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