Moon Rhythms in Nature : How Lunar Cycles Affect Living Organisms

Moon Rhythms in Nature : How Lunar Cycles Affect Living Organisms

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  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780863153600
  • DDC分類 508

Full Description


This fascinating study brings together a wide range of observations of lunar influences on living organisms from plants to humans. For the reader without specialist knowledge, it offers an introduction to the complex subject of lunar influences on the Earth's biosphere. A brief introduction to the Moon and its rhythms in astronomical terms is followed by a study of the tides and complex ocean movements with which numerous organisms are connected in their life process. Selected organisms are described in detail with a chapter on the spectrum of human rhythms leading into a description of the whole concept of time.

Contents

A brief introduction to the moon; a brief introduction to the tides; living beings in the tidal rhythm of our coastal areas; a worm, a fish, a squid and coral from the Pacific Ocean; the causal question; moon rhthms in inland organisms; moon rhythms in human beings; the rhythmical spectrum of human beings; of the quality of time.