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Anthropometry and Biomechanics
Ronald . Ed(S): Easterby
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Paperback. Editor(s): Easterby, Ronald. Series: NATO Conference Series / III Human Factors. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MQW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 647.
Assessment of the physical dimensions of the human body and application of this knowledge to the design of tools, equip ment, and work are certainly among the oldest arts and sciences. It would be an easy task if all anthropometric dimensions, of all people, would follow a general rule. Thus, philosophers and artists embedded their ideas about the most aesthetic proportions into ideal schemes of perfect proportions. "Golden sections" were developed in ancient India, China, Egypt, and Greece, and more recently by Leonardo DaVinci, or Albrecht Durer. However, such canons are fictive since actual human dimensions and proportions vary greatly ... Read more
Assessment of the physical dimensions of the human body and application of this knowledge to the design of tools, equip ment, and work are certainly among the oldest arts and sciences. It would be an easy task if all anthropometric dimensions, of all people, would follow a general rule. Thus, philosophers and artists embedded their ideas about the most aesthetic proportions into ideal schemes of perfect proportions. "Golden sections" were developed in ancient India, China, Egypt, and Greece, and more recently by Leonardo DaVinci, or Albrecht Durer. However, such canons are fictive since actual human dimensions and proportions vary greatly ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Series
NATO Conference Series / III Human Factors
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781468411003
SKU
V9781468411003
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