Foundations of Space Biology and Medicine

Foundations of Space Biology and Medicine is a collective scientific work which reviews the most important problems, achievements, and prospects for the development of space biology and medicine. Its purpose is to make available summarized and systematized data on the most important problems of space biology and medicine.
The work was developed by a Joint Editorial Board established by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R.
Contents of Volume II - Book One
Introduction
Influence of an Artificial Gaseous Atmosphere of Spacecraft and Stations on the Organism
Barometric Pressure and Gas Composition
Toxicology of the Air in Closed Spaces
Thermal Exchanges and Temperature Stress
Effect of Dynamic Flight Factors on the Organism
Principles of Gravitational Biology
Prolonged Linear and Radial Accelerations
Impact Accelerations
Angular Velocities, Angular Accelerations, and Coriolis Accelerations
Weightlessness
Noise and Vibration