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On the Centre of Gravity of the Human Body

as Related to the Equipment of the German Infantry Soldier

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  • © 1985

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Authors:
  1. Wilhelm Braune
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  2. Otto Fischer
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Table of contents (3 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VII
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  2. Introduction

    • Wilhelm Braune, Otto Fischer
    Pages 1-9

  3. Determining the Position of the Centre of Gravity in the Cadaver

    • Wilhelm Braune, Otto Fischer
    Pages 11-46

  4. Determining the Position of the Centre of Gravity in the Living Body in Different Attitudes and with Different Loads

    • Wilhelm Braune, Otto Fischer
    Pages 47-94

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 95-96
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It is matter of some surprise that this treasury of information concerning the centres of gravity of various parts of the human body has remained hidden not only from the English speaking world for obvious reasons, but also to some degree from the Ger­ mans themselves. What is less surprising is t!1at this work is a monument to the renouned German thoroughness as demon­ strated by the relentless pursuit of data and the meticulous ac­ curacy of the conclusions. However, these scientific investigations carried out in Leipzig must be viewed in the intellectual climate of the time. In the lat­ ter half of the nineteenth century, and later, Germany underwent an intellectual explosion. It was the age of Rhumkorff, Max Planck, the Weber brothers and Gottingen University. It was said that science came to life during discussions on the train be­ tween Gottingen and Berlin. So the scene was set and Braune and Fischer made good use of it and fulfilled their role as mem­ bers of the Royal Scientific Society of Saxony. When Pauwels (1935) analysed the static and dynamic forces exerted on the hip joint when standing and when walking, he needed data concerning the centres of gravity of the human body and of its different segments. I was faced with the same pre­ requisite when I studied the forces acting on the knee (1976).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: On the Centre of Gravity of the Human Body

  • Book Subtitle: as Related to the Equipment of the German Infantry Soldier

  • Authors: Wilhelm Braune, Otto Fischer

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69611-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-69613-8Published: 15 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-69611-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 96

  • Additional Information: Original German edition published by Hirzel 1889

  • Topics: Conservative Orthopedics

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