Life in Motion: Or Muscle and Nerve; A Course of Six Lectures Delivered Before a Juvenile Auditory at the Royal Institution of Great Britain During the Christmas Holidays of 1891-92 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

John Gray McKendrick

 
9780666980137: Life in Motion: Or Muscle and Nerve; A Course of Six Lectures Delivered Before a Juvenile Auditory at the Royal Institution of Great Britain During the Christmas Holidays of 1891-92 (Classic Reprint)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0666980136 ISBN 13: 9780666980137
Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover how living matter moves and why it matters to your everyday life.

This classic collection presents six lectures from the Royal Institution Christmas series, introducing the science of Life in Motion. It explains how muscles and nerves work together to power movement, and how researchers study these processes in simple, understandable ways.

Geared toward curious young readers, it shows how scientists observe, measure, and reason about the body's motions, linking everyday experience with the methods of physiology.

  • How muscles contract and generate energy and heat
  • How nerve signals travel and trigger movement
  • Ways scientists measure timing and speed in the nervous system
  • Everyday examples that connect living motion to the body’s function

Ideal for readers drawn to the mysteries of the body and the workings of science.

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Publisher
Forgotten Books
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0666980136
ISBN 13 
9780666980137
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
228

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