as Related to the Equipment of the German Infantry Soldier
by Wilhelm Braune, Otto Fischer.
Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1985
(vii, 96 pages 33 illustrations)
Determining the Position of the Centre of Gravity in the Cadaver --;Calculation of the Common Centre of Gravity of Parts of the Body and of the Whole Body from the Centres of Gravity and Weights of Their Different Segments --;Determining the Position of the Centre of Gravity in the Living Body in Different Attitudes and with Different Loads --;Attitudes of the Unloaded Body --;Attitudes of the Loaded Body --;Importance of the Position of the Line of Gravity in the Support Area --;On the Influence of the Flexibility of the Trunk on the Position of the Total Centre of Gravity --;Effects of the Inclination of the Ground on the Attitude of the Body.
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.