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On Being the Right Size" is a 1926 essay by J. B. S. Haldane which discusses proportions in the animal world and the essential link between the size of an animal and these systems an animal has for life. [1] It was published as one of Haldane's collected essays in Possible Worlds and Other Essays.
In his essay On Being the Right Size he outlines Haldane's principle, which states that the size very often defines what bodily equipment an animal must have: "Insects, being so small, do not have oxygen-carrying bloodstreams. What little oxygen their cells require can be absorbed by simple diffusion of air through their bodies.
Pages in category "Works by J. B. S. Haldane" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... On Being the Right Size This page was last ...
On Being the Right Size, an essay by J. B. S. Haldane that considers the changes in the shape of animals that would be required by a large change in size. Also see above for the example of allegorical giants when scaling size. Surface-area-to-volume ratio; Kleiber's law; Bergmann's rule
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J.B.S. Haldane was a scientist who was born in Britain yet was spiritually inclined towards India. He saw action in the two World Wars, was engaged in the most radical politics of his day, conducted scientific research, and wrote with flair and conviction. The book describes his intellect, vision of society, philosophy, and scientific progress. [2]
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