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Synopsis
A large book of technical illustrations of hidden places: the human brain, the architectural skeleton of the Vatican, inside a volcano, and nearly 60 other places the eye doesn't usually go.
| Size | | Length: | 128 pages | | Height: | 12.8 in | | Width: | 9.8 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 32.0 oz |
Industry Reviews
YA-This selection of some of the best diagrams and cutouts prepared by National Geographic Society artists over the past 30 years captures not only the beauty contained in the physical world but also its valuable scientific underpinnings. The lavish illustrations in "Beneath the Surface" feature cutaways displaying the hidden dimensions beneath structures, peeling away the layers of buildings such as medieval castles or something as ordinary as a potato. Diagrams in "How Things Work" describe processes in technology such as an auto-assembly line and the space telescope as well as complex patterns in brain waves, hurricanes, and bacteria. Finally, in "Unseen Worlds," the artists create materials that can often only be imagined such as black holes, civilizations found at ancient archaeological ruins, and reconstructions of prehistoric skulls. These artists take readers into times and places that can only be reached through informative graphics opening up new ways of seeing the physical world and continuing the long tradition of presenting science in a meaningful way. Useful in all curriculum areas.-Mary T. Gerrity, Queen Anne School, Upper Marlboro, MD
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