WEAPONS OF PRIMITIVE MAN (1 September 1941)
- Description:
- WEAPONS OF PRIMITIVE MAN By SYDNEY PERN IN the struggle for existence, the two predominating factors which have enabled man to gain mastery over the animal world have been his erect position and the development of his thumb. It is this thumb that has provided his ability to defend himself and to destroy his enemies be they animal or human. It has enabled him to make his spears, his bows and arrows, his great warships with sixteen-inch guns, and his delicate scientific tific instruments of precision. Without that thumb, where any construction...
- Display date:
- 1941-09-01
- Location:
- Australia
- Format:
- article
- Collections:
- National Library of Australia
- Contributors:
- By SYDNEY PERN
- Publisher:
- Australian National Travel Association
- Content partner:
- National Library of Australia
- Availability:
- Online
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