You might also like

More about Feathers

• Book details
• Synopsis
• Trending among others

You get 36 loyalty points

Book synopsis

Feathers are an evolutionary marvel: aerodynamic, insulating, beguiling. They date back more than 100 million years. Yet their story has never been fully told. In Feathers, biologist Thor Hanson details a sweeping natural history, as feathers have been used to fly, protect, attract, and adorn through time and place. Applying the research of paleontologists, ornithologists, biologists, engineers, and even art historians, Hanson asks: What are feathers? How did they evolve? What do they mean to us? Engineers call feathers the most efficient insulating material ever discovered, and they are at the root of biology's most enduring debate. They silence the flight of owls and keep penguins dry below the ice. They have decorated queens, jesters, and priests. And they have inked documents from the Constitution to the novels of Jane Austen. Feathers is a captivating and beautiful exploration of this most enchanting object.

Book details

Book category Books in English Lifestyle, sport & leisure Natural history Wildlife: general interest

• Full title: Feathers
• Author: Thor Hanson
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352
• EAN: 9780465028788
• ISBN: 0465028780
• ID: 04468901
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Weight: 350 g
• Dimensions: 138 × 210 × 24 mm
• Date of publishing: 31. July 2012

Trending among others

---

---

---