Prime mover : a natural history of muscle / Steven Vogel ; illustrated by Annette deFerrari and the author.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Norton, c2001.Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 370 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0393021262
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QP321 .V64 2001
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Contents:
1. Body work -- 2. How muscle works -- 3. And how we found out -- 4. Flying high, making noise, and clamming up -- 5. Knowing what we're doing -- 6. Connecting up muscles -- 7. Using hand tools -- 8. Working hard -- 9. More tough tasks -- 10. Bringing animals to bear -- 11. Bos versus equus -- 12. Killing tools : the big picture -- 13. Wielding the weapons -- 14. Muscle as meat -- 15. Pulling things together.
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Book Storms Research Center Main Collection QP 321 .V64 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98628343

Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-351) and index.

1. Body work -- 2. How muscle works -- 3. And how we found out -- 4. Flying high, making noise, and clamming up -- 5. Knowing what we're doing -- 6. Connecting up muscles -- 7. Using hand tools -- 8. Working hard -- 9. More tough tasks -- 10. Bringing animals to bear -- 11. Bos versus equus -- 12. Killing tools : the big picture -- 13. Wielding the weapons -- 14. Muscle as meat -- 15. Pulling things together.

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