On the influence of atmospheric variables on the state of the animal organism and on the dispatch of the nervous system
Author(s) -
К. К. Vasilieva
Publication year - 1903
Publication title -
neurology bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2304-3067
pISSN - 1027-4898
DOI - 10.17816/nb83020
Subject(s) - atmospheric pressure , organism , barometer , atmospheric air , outer space , mercury (programming language) , biological organism , environmental science , ecology , meteorology , biology , space (punctuation) , atmospheric sciences , geography , physics , computer science , biological system , biological materials , paleontology , operating system , programming language
All animal organisms, being in the air space, experience a certain atmospheric pressure on the entire outer surface of the body. So, the human body with ordinary average air pressure (assuming the normal height of the barometer = 760 m. Mercury), according to the calculations of Meada, Benk'a, Assmann'a, weighs from 15,000 to 17,000 kilograms.
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