Life at the Extremes: The Science of Survival
- ISBN-10
- 0520234200
- ISBN-13
- 9780520234208
- Series
- Life at the Extremes
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 347
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002-03-18
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Author
- Frances Ashcroft
Description
From the oxygen-deprived heights of Everest to the high-pressure ocean depths, the limits of human endurance are probed in this fascinating look at the borderlands of physical potential.
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