In the beat of a heart : life, energy, and the unity of nature - Whitfield, John, 1970- (Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, 2006)
Prologue: "I Have Taken to Mathematics" -- The Slow Fire -- Moving the Line -- Searching for similarity -- Networking -- The Pace of Life -- Seeing the Forest for the Trees -- The Cult of Santa Rosalia -- Humboldt's Gifts -- A Newton of the Grass Blade? -- Epilogue: "The Great Desideratum."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-260) and index.
Keywords: Life (Biology); Vital force; Nature