The Robot Zoo: A Mechanical Guide to the Way Animals Work
Dr Philip Whitfield
ISBN 10: 0600584976 ISBN 13: 9780600584971
Verlag: Turner, 1994
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The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR001731257
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A collection of 16 animal robots - animals represented as complex machines - which mimic their counterparts in the natural world. Fact boxes and artwork of the real-life creature are provided for comparison. A 4-page illustrated glossary gives an overview of the animals' systems and structures.
Reseña del editor: A collection of 16 animal robots - animals represented as complex machines - which mimic their counterparts in the natural world. Fact boxes and artwork of the real-life creature are provided for comparison. A 4-page illustrated glossary gives an overview of the animals' systems and structures.
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Titel: The Robot Zoo: A Mechanical Guide to the Way...
Verlag: Turner
Erscheinungsdatum: 1994
Einband: Hardback
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The Robot Zoo, A Mechanical Guide to the Way Animals Work
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Turner Publishing, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, 1994
ISBN 10: 1570360642
ISBN 13: 9781570360640
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Hardcover
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine condition. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine dust jacket. First Printing of the First Edition. Atlanta, Georgia: Turner Publishing, Inc., 1994. A gorgeous, gift-quality copy. Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. NO chips. NO rubbing. NOT price clipped ($19.95). Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NO remainder mark. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. First printing, with "First published in the U.S.A. in 1994" so stated and complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Oversize Hardcover. 10.5" wide by 13.5" tall. Illustrated with intricate paintings in full color including a few fold-out pages. Pictorial endpapers. From the Dust Jacket: "How is blood pumped up the six-foot neck of a giraffe? Each page unveils a new story as lively, vivid illustrations unravel the mysteries of nature's machinery clearly and spectacularly. Meet a mechanical mole and find out how it burrows through the earth, see what lies beneath the tough skin of a rhinoceros, and learn how the chameleon changes its color. Here in THE ROBOT ZOO, the magic of nature is discovered through the genius of engineering." By depicting animals as machines, this book explain how real animals work. Also explains mysteries of the spider, platypus, bat, blue whale, grasshopper, house fly, giant squid, pike, sea gull, tortoise, mussel, and T4 virus. Glossary of parts. Index. Bound in the original glossy laminated pictorial boards with art that matches the dust jacket. Shipping for this large, heavy book is most economical by MEDIA MAIL. Priority and International shipment are also available, but ONLY by special arrangement, and at significantly greater cost. First Printing of the First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 49pp. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 016097
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