Ichthyo; the architecture of fish, X-rays from the Smithsonian Institution

SciTech Book News, Dec, 2008

Ichthyo; the architecture of fish, X-rays from the Smithsonian Institution.

Comer, Stephanie and Deborah Klochko.

Chronicle Books

2008

189 pages

$35.00

Hardcover

QL639

The stark X-ray images of the ichthyological specimens of the Smithsonian Institution, intricate and delicate, offer an unusual combination of art and science. The X-rays are first presented in black-and-white splendor, followed by a visual directory with each specimen's Latin and common names, location, order, family, and collection date. Jean-Michel Cousteau provides one of the three brief introductions, but the true focus of the book is the amazing images.

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