Micro Life
Micro Life
Miracles of the Miniature World Revealed
By DKUnit price / per
This book combines graceful design and beautiful photography to provide an elegant introduction to microscopic nature
Explore the everyday miracle of the microscopic world
With spectacular macro photography and microscope images, this book reveals a hidden, living world full of intricate structures beyond the naked eye. Included are the tiniest insects and spiders, but looking deeper, you will discover truly microscopic creatures - even bacteria and viruses.
Earth is home to more microbes, and more different types of microbes, than any other living organism. Bacteria on Earth outweigh humans by 1,100 to 1 and without them, all world ecosystems would collapse. This book reveals this vital, unseen realm, but it includes large life-forms too, in extreme close-up, so that you can wonder at the beauty of a pollen grain, a butterfly egg, the spore of a fungus, and the nerve cell of a human.
The spectacular imagery in Micro Life exploits cutting-edge technology, such as focus-stacked macro photographs, as well as micrographs (microscope images) including scanning electron micrographs. Illustrations nearby explain the science - from the workings of an insect's eye to how a plant "breathes" through its leaves. The biology builds into a reference on how life works - and how all organisms, however small, solve the basic problems of movement, reproduction, energy, communication, and defence.
Micro Life is a beautiful and surprising look at the natural world.
GIFT WRAPPING
GIFT WRAPPING
Gift Wrapping available. Select the Gift Wrap option in your cart prior to checkout.
BOOK DETAILS
BOOK DETAILS
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780241412756
Publish/Release date:
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Number of pages: 336
Width (mm): 261
Height (mm): 308
Depth (mm): 27
Share this product
Reserve and collect
You are reserving this item at Harry Hartog Australian National University. Reservations are held for 24 hours.
Reserve and collect
You are reserving this item at Harry Hartog Bondi Junction. Reservations are held for 24 hours.
Reserve and collect
You are reserving this item at Harry Hartog Burnside Village. Reservations are held for 24 hours.
Reserve and collect
You are reserving this item at Harry Hartog Carindale. Reservations are held for 24 hours.
Reserve and collect
You are reserving this item at Harry Hartog Green Hills. Reservations are held for 24 hours.
Reserve and collect
You are reserving this item at Harry Hartog Kotara. Reservations are held for 24 hours.
Reserve and collect
You are reserving this item at Harry Hartog Macquarie. Reservations are held for 24 hours.
Reserve and collect
You are reserving this item at Harry Hartog Maroochydore. Reservations are held for 24 hours.
Reserve and collect
You are reserving this item at Harry Hartog Marrickville. Reservations are held for 24 hours.
Reserve and collect
You are reserving this item at Harry Hartog Miranda. Reservations are held for 24 hours.
Reserve and collect
You are reserving this item at Harry Hartog Narellan. Reservations are held for 24 hours.
Reserve and collect
You are reserving this item at Harry Hartog Penrith. Reservations are held for 24 hours.
Reserve and collect
You are reserving this item at Harry Hartog Tuggeranong. Reservations are held for 24 hours.
Reserve and collect
You are reserving this item at Harry Hartog Warringah. Reservations are held for 24 hours.
Reserve and collect
You are reserving this item at Harry Hartog Woden. Reservations are held for 24 hours.
Gift Vouchers and Curated Book Recommendations
-
Harry Hartog Gift Voucher
Regular price From $30.00 AUDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Bibliotonic For Youths
Regular price $75.00 AUDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Children's Book Subscription
Regular price From $110.00 AUDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Harry Hartog Book Subscription
Regular price From $138.00 AUDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Harry Hartog Cookbook Subscription
Regular price From $200.00 AUDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Bibliotonic For Adults
Regular price $150.00 AUDRegular priceUnit price / per
- Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh.
- Opens in a new window.