Looking at the body as a physics laboratory lends a fresh perspective, from how the properties of light affect eyesight to the fluid dynamics of the circulatory system. A good resource for doctors or the general reader.
PHYSICS OF THE HUMAN BODY BY RICHARD P. MCCALL
Johns Hopkins Univ., 2010, 301 p., $45.
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