Dazzled and Deceived by Peter Forbes

Dazzled and Deceived by Peter Forbes

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Nature has perfected the art of deception. Thousands of creatures all over the world - including butterflies, moths, fish, birds, insects and snakes - have honed and practised camouflage over hundreds of millions of years. This title tells the story of mimicry and camouflage in science, art, warfare and the natural world.

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Dazzled and Deceived by Peter Forbes

Nature has perfected the art of deception. Thousands of creatures all over the world - including butterflies, moths, fish, birds, insects and snakes - have honed and practised camouflage over hundreds of millions of years. This title tells the story of mimicry and camouflage in science, art, warfare and the natural world.
Peter Forbes, a writer, journalist, and editor with a longstanding interest in the relationship between art and science, is the author of The Gecko's Foot. Since 2004 he has been a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Queen Mary University of London.
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ISBN 13 9780300125399
ISBN 10 0300125399
Title Dazzled and Deceived
Author Peter Forbes
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Yale University Press
Year published 2009-12-01
Number of pages 300
Prizes Winner of Warwick Prize for Writing 2011
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.