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Survival at sea : the development, operation, and design of inflatable marine lifesaving equipment / by G.W.R. Nicholl.

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Making humans : complete texts with introduction, historical contexts, critical essays / edited by Judith Wilt.

A report on the studies of human physiology under arctic conditions. The report covers three headings; shelter and clothing; food; adaption. Research on fellow members is carried out and suggestions for future research are discussed. The premise of the expedition is narrated by Lewis as the expedition members disembark and then construct wooden shelters (this effort took a month). The outer garments are described as a man removes each layer (there are many); there is a flap at the back to aid defecation. Food is cooked; the men have to consume may more calories than normal. Outside sledging is hard work. A sledging box is damaged as it capsized; packaging can be improved to prevent spoilage and the problem with weight. The men obtain water from the frozen lake. The men note their sleeping patterns during the dark months in the winter and these are held up to the camera. The observations made relating to adaptation are on weight and increases in subcutaneous fat during the winter months. Basal metabolic observations are made. A 'Harvard pack test' is shown (heart rate measured after exercise with a heavy rucksack).

1 film reel (14 min.) : sound, colour, 16 mm

Polar physiology on the North Greenland Expedition 1952-54.

Intensive care doctor Hugh Montgomery presents the second in a series of five lectures on the subject of human durability and how our bodies cope when pushed to the limits. This part looks at how our bodies transform the food we eat into energy.

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Back from the brink: the science of survival. Part 2, Completely stuffed.

252 pages, 2 plates : engr. frontispiece (portrait), 2 folded maps ; (8vo)

The narrative of Captain David Woodard and four seamen, who lost their ship while in a boat at sea, and surrendered themselves up to the Malays, in the island of Celebes. Containing an ... account of their sufferings ... and their escape from the Malays, after a captivity of two years and a half: also an account of the manners and customs of the country, and a description of the harbours and coast, &c. Together with an introduction, and an appendix, containing narratives of various escapes from shipwrecks ... / [edited by William Vaughan].

Geschichte(n) der Medizin

Sieben Jahre Russland : Aufzeichnungen eines Chirurgen aus Krieg und Gefangenschaft, in Lazaretten und Lagern, 1943-1949 / Kuno Eugen Wahl.

A record of experiments carried out by the Royal Naval Personnel Research Committee and the Department of Experimental Medicine, Cambridge, during 1950-51 (opening intertitle). To guard against exposure, experiments are carried out in the Arctic, Britain and the tropics on a self erecting inflatable raft. An inflatable exposure suit is also tested. The first experiments of the inflatable raft took place at Tromsø Fjord, Norway in February 1950 over five days. There is time for recreation skiing. In Harwich, different styles of 'tent' are tried with a mass exodus from the quayside. In Cambridge, the tent self-erects at a college swimming pool. The men clamber in. Boarding proves to be difficult for one untrained man wearing a life jacket. A rope scrambling net is added; followed by an armhold; followed by a ladder. A single man proves that he can right the capsized dingy. Singapore 1950, the experiments on the dinghies continue in the tropics. The men are mustered so that they can be examined briefly in turn (they are all in good health). Rosyth 1951, despite cold external temperatures, the interior of the tents become very hot; the temperature is recorded via a series of equipment. North Sea 1951, the evacuation of a ship onto life rafts takes place. Further modifications are made to the latest raft in 1953. Experiments to address seasickness are abandoned due to exceptionally heavy seas. They resume later in a swimming pool with a wave making machine with volunteers.

1 encoded moving image (22:12 mins.) : sound, black and white

Survival at sea.

4 unnumbered pages, 165 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates, one folded : illustrations (engravings) ; 23 cm (4to)

Ragionamento sopra il fatto avvenuto in Bergemoletto : in cui tre donne, sepolte fra le rovine della stalla per la caduta d'una gran mole di neve, sono state trovate vive dopo trentasette giorni / [Ignazio Somis].

liv, 4 unnumbered pages, 264 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations ; (8vo)

Instructions pour les mariniers : contenant la maniere de rendre l'eau de mer potable, de conserver l'eau douce, le biscuit, le bled, et de saler les animaux et diverses autres expériences physiques, lûës dans la Société Roïale de Londres / traduit de l'anglois de Mr. Hales.

A record of experiments carried out by the Royal Naval Personnel Research Committee and the Department of Experimental Medicine, Cambridge, during 1950-51 (opening intertitle). To guard against exposure, experiments are carried out in the Arctic, Britain and the tropics on a self erecting inflatable raft. An inflatable exposure suit is also tested. The first experiments of the inflatable raft took place at Tromsø Fjord, Norway in February 1950 over five days. There is time for recreation skiing. In Harwich, different styles of 'tent' are tried with a mass exodus from the quayside. In Cambridge, the tent self-erects at a college swimming pool. The men clamber in. Boarding proves to be difficult for one untrained man wearing a life jacket. A rope scrambling net is added; followed by an armhold; followed by a ladder. A single man proves that he can right the capsized dingy. Singapore 1950, the experiments on the dinghies continue in the tropics. The men are mustered so that they can be examined briefly in turn (they are all in good health). Rosyth 1951, despite cold external temperatures, the interior of the tents become very hot; the temperature is recorded via a series of equipment. North Sea 1951, the evacuation of a ship onto life rafts takes place. Further modifications are made to the latest raft in 1953. Experiments to address seasickness are abandoned due to exceptionally heavy seas. They resume later in a swimming pool with a wave making machine with volunteers.

1 film reel (23 min.) : silent, black and white, 16 mm

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Survival at sea : the development, operation, and design of inflatable marine lifesaving equipment / by G.W.R. Nicholl.

Making humans : complete texts with introduction, historical contexts, critical essays / edited by Judith Wilt.

Polar physiology on the North Greenland Expedition 1952-54.

Back from the brink: the science of survival. Part 2, Completely stuffed.

Sieben Jahre Russland : Aufzeichnungen eines Chirurgen aus Krieg und Gefangenschaft, in Lazaretten und Lagern, 1943-1949 / Kuno Eugen Wahl.

Survival at sea.

Ragionamento sopra il fatto avvenuto in Bergemoletto : in cui tre donne, sepolte fra le rovine della stalla per la caduta d'una gran mole di neve, sono state trovate vive dopo trentasette giorni / [Ignazio Somis].

Instructions pour les mariniers : contenant la maniere de rendre l'eau de mer potable, de conserver l'eau douce, le biscuit, le bled, et de saler les animaux et diverses autres expériences physiques, lûës dans la Société Roïale de Londres / traduit de l'anglois de Mr. Hales.

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Survival at sea : the development, operation, and design of inflatable marine lifesaving equipment / by G.W.R. Nicholl.

Making humans : complete texts with introduction, historical contexts, critical essays / edited by Judith Wilt.

Polar physiology on the North Greenland Expedition 1952-54.

Back from the brink: the science of survival. Part 2, Completely stuffed.

Sieben Jahre Russland : Aufzeichnungen eines Chirurgen aus Krieg und Gefangenschaft, in Lazaretten und Lagern, 1943-1949 / Kuno Eugen Wahl.

Survival at sea.

Ragionamento sopra il fatto avvenuto in Bergemoletto : in cui tre donne, sepolte fra le rovine della stalla per la caduta d'una gran mole di neve, sono state trovate vive dopo trentasette giorni / [Ignazio Somis].

Instructions pour les mariniers : contenant la maniere de rendre l'eau de mer potable, de conserver l'eau douce, le biscuit, le bled, et de saler les animaux et diverses autres expériences physiques, lûës dans la Société Roïale de Londres / traduit de l'anglois de Mr. Hales.

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