Human locomotion on ice: the evolution of ice-skating energetics through history.

More than 3000 years ago, peoples living in the cold North European regions started developing tools such as ice skates that allowed them to travel on frozen lakes. We show here which technical and technological changes determined the main steps in the evolution of ice-skating performance over its l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Formenti, F, Minetti, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Company of Biologists 2007