Breathing: An Inspired History

by Edgar Williams

Our knowledge of breathing has shaped our social history and philosophical beliefs since prehistory. Breathing occupied a spiritual status for the ancients, while today it is central to the practice of many forms of meditation, like Yoga. Over time physicians, scientists, and engineers have pieced together the intricate biological mechanisms of breathing to devise ever more sophisticated devices to support and maintain breathing indefinitely, from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789143624
• ISBN13: 9781789143621
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 9.3"