Life of man in the high Alps / by Angelo Mosso ; translated from the second edition of the Italian by E. Lough Kiesow.

  • Mosso, Angelo.
Date:
1898
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Life of man in the high Alps / by Angelo Mosso ; translated from the second edition of the Italian by E. Lough Kiesow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS CHAPTER I. PAGE Muscular Force Studied at Great Heights . . . . i CHAPTER II. An Ascent of Monte Rosa in Winter (1885) ... 17 CHAPTER III. Respiration on the Mountains 31 CHAPTER IV. The Circulation of the Blood in Rarefied Air . . . 51 CHAPTER V. Fatigue of the Heart 67 CHAPTER VI. Accidents Caused by Excessive Fatigue and Nervous Exhaustion 81 CHAPTER VII. Ascents—Our Camps—Gnifetti and Regina Margherita Huts ioi CHAPTER VIII. Alimentation and Fasting 117 CHAPTER IX. The Temperature of the Body—.Classification of Mountain- Climbers 129 CHAPTER X. Individual Differences ' 137 CHAPTER XI. Training—Vital Capacity—Mountaineering .... 147
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