Right Hand, Left Hand The Origins of Asymmetry in Brains, Bodies, Atoms and Cultures |
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Author:
| McManus, Chris |
ISBN: | 978-0-674-01613-2 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2004 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $33.00 |
Book Description:
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McManus considers evidence from anthropology, particle physics, the history of medicine, and the notebooks of Leonardo to answer questions like: Why are most people right-handed? Why does European writing go from left to right, while Arabic and Hebrew go from right to left? And how do we know that Jack the Ripper was left-handed?
McManus considers evidence from anthropology, particle physics, the history of medicine, and the notebooks of Leonardo to answer questions like: Why are most people right-handed? Why does European writing go from left to right, while Arabic and Hebrew go from right to left? And how do we know that Jack the Ripper was left-handed?