Falling Bodies

Resources

drop towers
- Microgravity Science Division at NASA Glenn Research Center
  - Zero Gravity Research Facility
  - 2.2 Second Drop Tower
falling bodies
- high-rise cat syndrome (in chnronological order)
  - Reynolds, B.M., Balsano, N.A. and Reynolds, F.X. "Falls from heights: a surgical experience of 200 consecutive cases." Annals of Surgery. Vol. 174 (1971): 304–310.
  - Robinson, GW, et al. "The high rise trauma syndrome in cats." Feline Practice. Vol. 6 (1976): 40–43.
  - Mehlhaff, Cheryl and Wayne Whitney. High-Rise Syndrome in Cats. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Vol. 191, No. 11 (December 1987): 1399–1403.
  - Diamond, Jared. Why Cats Have Nine Lives. Nature. Vol. 332 (14 April 1988): 586–587, doi:10.1038/332586a0.
  - Diamond, Jared. "How Cats Survive Falls from New York Skyscapers." Natural History. (August 1989): 20–26.
  - Barth, R. "Die polytraumatisierte Katze". Kleintierpraxis. Vol. 35 (1990): 321–330.
  - Kapatkin, A.S. and Matthiesen, D.T. "Feline high-rise syndrome." Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian. Vol. 13 (1991): 1389–1394.
  - 46 Floors Down, Still Purring. New York Times. (10 July 1994): CY6.
  - Dupre, G., Allenou, A. and Bouvy, B. "High-rise syndrome: retrospective study on 413 cats." Veterinary Surgery. Vol. 24 (1995): 294.
  - Flagstad, A., Arnbjerg, J. and Jensen, S.E. "Feline high-rise syndrome in the greater metropolitan area of Copenhagen. A four-year retrospective study." European Journal of Companion Animal Practice. Vol. 9 (1998):165–171.
  - Papazoglou, LG, et al. "High-rise Syndrome in Cats: 207 cases (1988–1998)." Australian Veterinary Practitioner. Vol. 31, No. 3 (September 2001): 98–102.
  - Vnuk, D; et al., Feline high-rise syndrome: 119 cases (1998–2001). Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. Vol. 6, No. 5 (October 2004): 305–12. doi:10.1016/j.jfms.2003.07.001.
  - Cat Survives High Rise Plunge, Luke Funk, WYNW TV Channel 5, New York (17 June 2011).
- high-rise dog syndrome
  - Gordon, LE, Thacher, C, Kapatkin A. High-rise syndrome in dogs: 81 cases (1985–1991). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Vol. 202, No. 1 (January 1993): 118–22.
  - Lucky dog survives four-story fall, Jennifer Bain, New York Post (11 December 2011).
- high flyer syndrome / jumper's syndrome / high-rise people syndrome
  - Reynolds, B.M., Balsano, N.A. and Reynolds, F.X. Falls from heights: a surgical experience of 200 consecutive cases. Annals of Surgery. Vol. 174 (1971): 304–310.
  - Smith, M.D., Burrington, J.D. and Woolf, A.D. Injuries in children sustained in free falls: an analysis of 66 cases. Journal of Trauma. Vol. 15 (November 1975): 987–991.
galileo
- "Galileo's Discovery of the Law of Free Fall." Drake Stillman. Scientific American. Vol. 228. No. 5 (May 1973): 83.
- Dialogue Concerning Two New Sciences. Trans. Henry Crew & Alfonso de Salvio
- Galileo Galilei's Notes on Motion, Max Planck Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte
- Galileo on the Moon, Teachers' Domain
humor
- Evangelical Scientists Refute Gravity With New 'Intelligent Falling' Theory, The Onion, 17 August 2005
- Falling Politicians at planetdan.net
  - Barack Obama
  - George Bush
  - John McCain
  - and more …
skydiving altitude record
- joseph kittinger — the record holder
  - "Fantastic Catch in the Sky: Record Leap Toward Earth." Life. 29 August 1960: 20-25.
  - "The Long, Lonely Leap." National Geographic. December 1960: 854-873.
  - Kittinger, Jr., Joe, National Aviation Hall of Fame
  - Leap of Faith, Pat McKenna, Airman. December 1999.
  - Skydive from the Stratosphere, Nova, PBS
- michel fournier — the leading contender to break the record
  - Le Grand Saut (The Super Jump)
- steve truglia
  - Project Space Jump
  - A leap from the edge of space, Steve Truglia, TED Talks (July 2009)
- cheryl stearns
  - stratoquest.com
  - cherylstearns.com
  - "The Sky's No Limit for Army Reservist Cheryl Stearns." Steven J. Alvarez. Stars and Stripes. 18 May 2001.
  - Parachute Jump, All Things Considered, National Public Radio, 25 October 2000.
  - Terminal Velocity. Craig Offman. Wired. 9.08 (August 2001).
- rodd millner
  - "Australian plans skydive from edge of space." CNN, 6 March 2001
  - Australian Ex-Commando to Conduct Record-Breaking Space Jump, Space Daily, 5 March 2001
  - "Fallschirmspringer: Der Kampf um die Schallmauer." Der Spiegel, 6 März 2001
  - "Outer Space Skydive Planned." Environmental News Network, 5 March 2001
  - "The Man Who Fell to Earth." Feed, 9 March 2001
  - Terminal Velocity. Craig Offman. Wired. 9.08 (August 2001).
miscellaneous
- Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE), University of Texas Center for Space Research
- Physics by Aristotle, The Internet Classics Archive, MIT
- Torre pendente di Pisa (The Leaning Tower of Pisa)
video on demand
- The Mechanical Universe and Beyond
  - The Law of Falling Bodies, Galileo's imaginative experiments proved that all bodies fall with the same constant acceleration.

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