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The Influence of Ocular Light Perception on Metabolism in Man and in Animal (Topics in Environmental Physiology and Medicine)
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Description for The Influence of Ocular Light Perception on Metabolism in Man and in Animal (Topics in Environmental Physiology and Medicine)
Paperback. Translator(s): Hannum, Hunter,; Hannum, Hildegarde. Series: Topics in Environmental Physiology and Medicine. Num Pages: 130 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 8. Weight in Grams: 294.
This book was written to show that light is a primal element of life. All life originates and develops under the influence of the light of the sun, that "super terrestrial natural force" (Goethe). Sunlight influences the vital processes not onlyofthe plant (e. g. , heliotropism, photosynthesis) and the animal (e. g. , color change, maturation of the gonads) but of man as well. The human organism too reacts "heliotropically," as the 24 hour rhythm of the sleep-waking cycle demonstrates. of Artists have always perceived clearly the intensive stimulatory effect sunlight on their activity. One is reminded here ofCesare Lombroso, ... Read more
This book was written to show that light is a primal element of life. All life originates and develops under the influence of the light of the sun, that "super terrestrial natural force" (Goethe). Sunlight influences the vital processes not onlyofthe plant (e. g. , heliotropism, photosynthesis) and the animal (e. g. , color change, maturation of the gonads) but of man as well. The human organism too reacts "heliotropically," as the 24 hour rhythm of the sleep-waking cycle demonstrates. of Artists have always perceived clearly the intensive stimulatory effect sunlight on their activity. One is reminded here ofCesare Lombroso, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
Series
Topics in Environmental Physiology and Medicine
Number of Pages
130
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461261346
SKU
V9781461261346
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