Georg Glaeser: The Evolution of the Eye

Cover: 9783319371023 | The Evolution of the Eye | Georg Glaeser (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | xvi

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Beschreibung

With fascinating, spectacularly beautiful images, the book piques readers curiosity about the diversity of visual organs. This book is the result of a dual approach scientific as well as aesthetic. The compelling images are accompanied by an easy-to-read, understandable text, aimed at both scientists and the educated public, and generally anyone interested in the beauty of nature. Thanks to this combination, the book presents the staggering diversity of eyes in the animal kingdom and provides countless insights into the intriguing mechanisms at work from simple pigment cups to independently flexible, telescopic, facet and lens eyes.
Educational, exciting, entertaining till the last page, this is a book for anyone who is interested in evolution, nature and the miracle of life.

Über den Autor

Georg Glaeser is Professor of Mathematics and Geometry at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. At the same time, he has passionately dedicated himself to being an animal photographer.

Hannes F. Paulus was, up to his retirement as professor emeritus, Head of the Department of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Vienna. Now he works at the University of Vienna's Department of Integrative Zoology.

Werner Nachtigall was, up to his retirement as professor emeritus, Head of the Department of Zoology of the University of Saarland. Amongst other things, he has done extensive research on physiology and biomechanics.

Zusammenfassung

Represents a real work of art, richly illustrated with aesthetically pleasing images, accompanied by clear and incisive descriptive texts

Presents the staggering diversity of eyes found in the animal kingdom with both empathy and artistic grace

Ideally suited for both scientists and the educated public and generally for anyone who is interested in nature

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thoughts about evolution.- Lens eyes or facet eyes?.- The world is 3D.- The limits of clarity.- Simple or simplified?.- Above and below the water.- Pax and homology.- Alternative senses.- A world of color.- The language of our eyes.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2016
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Biologie , Mathematik , Medizin , Naturwissenschaften , Technik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	xvi 214 S. 297 farbige Illustr. 214 p. 297 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9783319371023
ISBN-10:	3319371029
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Glaeser, Georg Paulus, Hannes F.
Hersteller:	Springer
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	246 x 189 x 12 mm
Von/Mit:	Georg Glaeser (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	29.10.2016
Gewicht:	0,512 kg