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Italian authors and the Romanian identity in the 16th century [PDF]
Italian authors and the Romanian identity in the 16th century. - In: Revue roumaine d'histoire, an 2000, vol. 39, nr. 1-4, p.
Pop, Ioan-Aurel
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Abstract This article analyses to what degree Benjamin Robins's discoveries in his book New Principles of Gunnery, 1742, affected the British mathematical, military, and educational world of the mid‐eighteenth century. While it drew praise and critique from Europe, especially from the notable mathematician Leonhard Euler, his mathematical theories were
Samuel Dodson
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The Boom and Bust of Donor Development Regimes
ABSTRACT Across the Global North, support for international development is weakening. This raises an important question: Under what conditions does international solidarity become politically sustainable? This article addresses that question through a historical case study of the Netherlands, one of the strongest donor countries of the post‐war era and
Dirk‐Jan Koch
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elite women in 16th century Ribeira Grande (Cape Verde) [PDF]
UID/HIS/04666/2019Through the analysis of the example of Brigida de Gouveia, a prominent resident of Ribeira Grande, we will discuss the activities and social position of female shipowners in 16th century Cape Verde ...
Dávila, Maria
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Freedom of Conscience in Theology and the Practice of 16th- Century Anabaptist Reformers with Contemporary ...
Alexandru Ivan
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A theory of political divergence and gradual institutional change
Abstract Why do some societies succeed in breaking away from historical traditions while others remain trapped? This paper proposes a formal theory to investigate the interaction between short‐run and long‐run political dynamics, highlighting a co‐evolution of political institutions and social structures.
Clair Yang
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Albrecht Durer and the 16TH Century Melancholy
Little has been discussed in academia about the close relationship between the Renaissance of the 16th century and melancholy humor, and esoteric elements arising mainly from Florentine Neoplatonism. The link between melancholy and esotericism becomes very clear when we analyze the gravure “Melencolia I” by Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), composed of a ...
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Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.; Insets: Island of Haiti -- Trinidad -- Porto Rico (Puerto Rico).; At head of title: The Century atlas.; Prime meridian ...
Century Company.
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Marius Fahrer: Possibly the Last Australian Surgeon‐Anatomist and His Valued and Varied Legacy
ABSTRACT This article commemorates the life and works of Marius Fahrer MD (Bucharest), MB, BS(Qld), FRACS, FAFRM, possibly one of the last few Australian ‘surgeon‐anatomists’ whose career brought together anatomical scholarship, hand surgery and surgical education.
Norman Eizenberg +6 more
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Gabriel Harvery’s 16th Century Theory of Curriculum
Curriculum is typically understood to be a 20th century construct organized around the modern content disciplines. Gabriel Harvey’s 16th century oration on rhetoric disrupts this understanding by demonstrating that the practice of thinking about and ...
Stephen S. Triche
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