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Autore |
Seedhouse Erik |
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Titolo |
Pulling G : human responses to high and low gravity / / Erik Seedhouse |
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New York, : Springer, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-90790-9 |
1-4614-3030-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2013.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (229 p.) |
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Collana |
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Popular Science, , 2626-6113 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Gravity - Physiological effect |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of abbreviations and acronyms -- Chapter 1: Project MX981 -- Chapter 2: To black out or not to black out -- Chapter 3: The wobblies -- Chapter 4: The G machine -- Chapter 5: Formula One -- Chapter 6: Punching out -- Chapter 7: Launch and re-entry -- Chapter 8: Microgravity -- Chapter 9: Artificial gravity -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Formula 1 racing drivers, fighter pilots, astronauts - G forces are an integral part of their lives - How do racing drivers sustain high G loads and not pass out? - What accelerative forces are unleashed when a fighter pilot ejects from a high-performance jet? - What is it like being launched into space and what are the effects on astronauts living in zero G on board the International Space Station? - How do aircraft simulate zero G? Pulling G gives a unique insight into how G forces affect people working in the high and low G environments. It examines the risks of high and low acceleration and explains the physiology of surviving in these environments. The history of G-related research is described, together with present-day and future development of methods to cope with the effects of increased and reduced G. |
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