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Leonardo's foot : how 10 toes, 52 bones, and 66 muscles shaped the human world / Carol Ann Rinzler.

By: Rinzler, Carol Ann [author.]Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Bellevue Literary Press, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: First editionDescription: xii, 193 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781934137628 (pbk.)Subject(s): Physical anthropology -- Popular works | Evolution (Biology) -- Popular works | Foot -- Popular works | Medicine -- History -- Popular worksSummary: ANTHROPOLOGY. "Everything Rinzler writes is worth reading."--Cynthia Pearson, executive director, National Women's Health Network. "Leonardo's Foot" stretches back to the fossil record and forward to recent discoveries in evolutionary science to demonstrate that it was our feet rather than our brains that first distinguished us from other species within the animal kingdom. Taking inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci's statement that "the human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art," Carol Ann Rinzler leads us on a fascinating stroll through science, medicine, and culture to shed light on the role our feet have played in the evolution of civilization.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ANTHROPOLOGY. "Everything Rinzler writes is worth reading."--Cynthia Pearson, executive director, National Women's Health Network. "Leonardo's Foot" stretches back to the fossil record and forward to recent discoveries in evolutionary science to demonstrate that it was our feet rather than our brains that first distinguished us from other species within the animal kingdom. Taking inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci's statement that "the human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art," Carol Ann Rinzler leads us on a fascinating stroll through science, medicine, and culture to shed light on the role our feet have played in the evolution of civilization.

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