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Mechanik der menschlichen Gehwerkzeuge. 1 vol. and atlas.
Publication Details
Göttingen: in der Dieterichschen Buchhandlung, 1836 CE.
A pioneering study of the physiology and biomechanics of motion and locomotion. The atlas contains four illustrations that were printed directly from actual bones embedded in plaster of Paris. This is one of the only medical books that included illustrations printed by a "nature printing" process. Translated into English by P. Maquet and R. Furlong, as Mechanics of the human walking apparatus, Berlin: Springer, 1992.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #604 |
| Permanent Link | https://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/458 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | mechanik-der-menschlichen-gehwerkzeuge-1-vol-and-atlas |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Göttingen
Mentioned in annotation: Berlin; Paris