The different chapters of the present book were published separately each as a complete entity in the Proceedings of the Royal Saxon Society for Sciences. Chapter 1 appeared in 1895 under the names of Wilhelm Braune and Otto Fischer although Braune died immediately after the initial experiments, before the recordings had been interpreted. Chapters 2-6 were signed by Fischer only and appeared in 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903 and 1904. Basic data needed for this investigation of the human gait had been provided previously. A research on the centre of gravity ofthe human body and its different segments...
The different chapters of the present book were published separately each as a complete entity in the Proceedings of the Royal Saxon Society for Scien...
The present work aims at establishing as exhaustively as possible the math- ematical, anatomical and clinical bases of the law of bone remodelling and the consequent functional bone shape and remodelling force. Another aim of this work consists of considering the applications of the law of bone re- modelling not only to bone but also to many other fields of medical science and to certain questions in the natural sciences. I am indebted to the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, whose help made the publication of this book possible. I would also like to thank the many scientists who kindly put...
The present work aims at establishing as exhaustively as possible the math- ematical, anatomical and clinical bases of the law of bone remodelling and...
De Motu animalium is sometimes referred to in the medical literature. But who has read it? The book, originally published in Latin, seemingly constitutes the very first treatise on biomechanics. The author, Giovanni Alfonso Borelli (1608 - 1679), was professor of mathematics and physics in Pisa where he worked with Malpighi, who was professor of theoretical medicine and focused Borelli's interest on the movements of living creatures. This was the time of Galileo, Descartes, Newton and many others, when sciences exploded, sometimes leading to conflicts with religious authorities. De...
De Motu animalium is sometimes referred to in the medical literature. But who has read it? The book, originally published in Latin, seemingly c...
This is another classic contribution by Braune and Fischer to the field of biomechanics. The pendulum method was employed to ascertain ac curately the moments and radii of inertia of the human body and its different parts about all axes - transverse, oblique or longitudinal. This elegant method is described in detail, together with the results. Relations were found between the centres of inertia on one hand and the lengths and diameters of the body segments on the other. These data were originally prepared for the authors' later work, The Human Gait, to determine the forces exerted on and by...
This is another classic contribution by Braune and Fischer to the field of biomechanics. The pendulum method was employed to ascertain ac curately the...
This volume provides an introduction to Borelli's theory on the movement of animals and demonstrates the nature of the energy of percussion, its causes, properties and effects. Building on and moving away from the theory of mechanics as formulated by Aristotle and Galileo and countering objections expressed by Stephani degli Angeli among others, Borelli presents a completely mechanical account of the action of muscles and analyzes the way in which the center of gravity of the animal shifts in locomotion.
Originally published in Italian in 1667, then translated into Latin in 1686, the...
This volume provides an introduction to Borelli's theory on the movement of animals and demonstrates the nature of the energy of percussion, its ca...
This volume provides an introduction to Borelli's theory on the movement of animals and describes his theory and scientific experiments relating to the natural movements of bodies in a fluid environment. It describes in great detail why and how bodies which present with different magnitudes, weights and shapes move at a greater or a smaller velocity in certain proportion in the fluid environment. Originally published in Italian in 1667, then translated into Latin in 1686, the text of this volume has now been translated into English, making the text accessible to a wide readership. This volume...
This volume provides an introduction to Borelli's theory on the movement of animals and describes his theory and scientific experiments relating to th...
This volume provides an introduction to Borelli's theory on the movement of animals and demonstrates the nature of the energy of percussion, its causes, properties and effects. Building on and moving away from the theory of mechanics as formulated by Aristotle and Galileo and countering objections expressed by Stephani degli Angeli among others, Borelli presents a completely mechanical account of the action of muscles and analyzes the way in which the center of gravity of the animal shifts in locomotion.
Originally published in Italian in 1667, then translated into Latin in 1686, the...
This volume provides an introduction to Borelli's theory on the movement of animals and demonstrates the nature of the energy of percussion, its ca...
This biography of Niels Stensen, the anatomist, geologist and bishop better known as "Nicolaus Steno", covers his family and background and his work in anatomy and geology and his spiritual journey. Includes Steno's scientific papers in original language.
This biography of Niels Stensen, the anatomist, geologist and bishop better known as "Nicolaus Steno", covers his family and background and his work i...
This biography of Niels Stensen, the anatomist, geologist and bishop better known as "Nicolaus Steno", covers his family and background and his work in anatomy and geology and his spiritual journey. Includes Steno's scientific papers in original language.
This biography of Niels Stensen, the anatomist, geologist and bishop better known as "Nicolaus Steno", covers his family and background and his work i...
