Foundations of Space Biology and Medicine: Volume II - Book 1 (Ecological and Physiological Bases of Space Biology and Medicine) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781410220530)

Foundations of Space Biology and Medicine is a collective scientific work which reviews the most important problems, achievements, and prospects for the development of space biology and medicine. Its purpose is to make available summarized and systematized data on the most important problems of space biology and medicine. The work was developed by a Joint Editorial Board established by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R. Contents of Volume II - Book One Introduction Influence of an Artificial Gaseous Atmosphere of Spacecraft and Stations on the Organism Barometric Pressure and Gas Composition Toxicology of the Air in Closed Spaces Thermal Exchanges and Temperature Stress Effect of Dynamic Flight Factors on the Organism Principles of Gravitational Biology Prolonged Linear and Radial Accelerations Impact Accelerations Angular Velocities, Angular Accelerations, and Coriolis Accelerations Weightlessness Noise and Vibration

Author: NASA
ISBN-10: 1410220532
ISBN-13: 9781410220530
Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
Language: English
Published: 02/14/2005
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.05lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.85d