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XIII.—Report upon the Tunicata dredged during the Cruises of H.M.SS. “Porcupine” and “Lightning,” in the Summers of 1868, 1869, and 1870. [PDF]
, 1884 W. A. Herdman
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Typification of three iconic and widely distributed species of Muscari (Asparagaceae)
TAXON, EarlyView.Abstract Many species of Muscari, a genus of Mediterranean geophytes, are plagued by intricate nomenclatural issues, which is characteristic for plants with an extensive horticultural history. Here we typify the names currently applied to three widely distributed and cultivated species: M. armeniacum, M. commutatum, and M. tenuiflorum.
Tim Böhnert +2 more
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The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract David Marquand was a historian. This article considers his historical writings of the 1970s to the 1990s and places them in dialogue with other historians who have written about similar themes. The article draws out connections and comparisons between Marquand's work and his peers/successors, but also assesses how far we might now want to ...
Ben Jackson
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Gender &History, EarlyView.Abstract Past studies of prostitution have mislabelled Mexican women as prostitutes when it is not clear that they had engaged in transactional sex. Here, we examine the history of prostitution between 1750 and 1865, detailing both legal frameworks and judicial evidence to address the reasons for the inflation of prostitution's presence in Mexico ...
Nora E. Jaffary, Luis Londoño
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Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1870 (Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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Gender &History, EarlyView.Abstract This article investigates the ways in which late‐nineteenth‐century students at Northwestern University's Cumnock School of Oratory mobilised elocution training and parlour performance to foster mixed‐gender public discourse. I use student publications to reconstruct parlour meetings in which women and men adapted traditions of conversational ...
Fiona Maxwell
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AntibioticsThe increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistance and the limited availability of new antimicrobial agents have created an urgent need for new approaches to combat these issues.
Mosaed Saleh A. Alobaidallah +5 more
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Where's the beef? The feminisation of weight‐loss dieting in Britain and Scandinavia c.1890–1925
Gender &History, EarlyView.Abstract Representations of the slim body have traditionally been at the centre of scholarly interest in dieting culture, whereas food often remains a shadowy presence compared with more persistent themes of body discipline, slenderness and anti‐fat messages.
Emma Hilborn
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Gender &History, EarlyView.Abstract This article explores the marmalade machine, a mechanical device designed to slice orange peel. These niche objects were manufactured between roughly 1870 and 1938 in Britain. As a so‐called ‘labour‐saving’ gadget, the marmalade machine sliced orange peel quickly and effectively, removing the tedious process of slicing orange peel by hand ...
Katie Carpenter
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