Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells

by Helen Scales

Book Overview

A biological and cultural biography of the ubiquitous yet mystical seashell.

Seashells, stretching from the deep past into the present day, are touchstones leading into fascinating realms of the natural world and cutting-edge science. In Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells, marine biologist Helen Scales shows how seashells have been sculpted by the fundamental rules of mathematics and evolution;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472911385
• ISBN13: 9781472911384
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Bloomsbury SIGMA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.9"