Chapter 1: A history of thermal physiology in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Eire Chapter 2: Contributions of French research to the knowledge of thermal physiology from the 18th to the 21st century Chapter 3: A history of physiological research on temperature regulation in Germany Chapter 4: Not only winter, not only cold: history of thermal physiology in Finland Chapter 5: Thermal physiology in the U.S.A.: a 100-year history of the science and its scientists (1880-1980) Chapter 6: Contributions from a land down under: the arid continent Chapter 7: History of thermal physiology in Denmark Chapter 8: South African thermal physiology: highlights from the 20th Century Chapter 9: Japanese contributions to the development of knowledge of thermal physiology in the 20th Century Chapter 10: . Thermoregulatory studies in Hungary: historical background Chapter 11: The history of thermal physiology in Israel Chapter 12: The history of thermal physiology in Norway Chapter 13: Development of research on thermoregulatory system in Russia Chapter 14: History of thermal physiology in Canada