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HAIR, feathers, fur and clothes protect the body from loss of heat, not by the quality of solid substance but by the air entangled in the meshes of these. Air is a bad heat conductor ; warmed up to skin temperature and kept stationary, it acts as an insulator, preventing heat loss.
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HILL, L. EFFECTS OF CLOTHING AND FUEL SHORTAGE ON HEALTH*. Nature 150, 536–538 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1038/150536a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/150536a0