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Hugh Miller: stonemason, geologist, writer [PDF]

, 2007
Hugh Miller was born in 1802 in Cromarty, Ross-shire. He started his working life as a stonemason’s apprentice; he later became a social commentator and crusader.
Taylor, Michael A
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Two Models of Radical Revelation in Austrian Philosophy [PDF]

, 2009
In this paper I highlight two opposing models of the notion of divine revelation: the propositional and the radical. The propositional understanding of revelation was central to theology and philosophy until the 19th century.
Mezei, Balazs
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Reconciling reconstructed and simulated features of the winter Pacific/North American pattern in the early 19th century

, 2014
. Reconstructions of past climate behavior often describe prominent anomalous periods that are not necessarily captured in climate simulations. Here, we illustrate the contrast between an interdecadal strong positive phase of the winter Pacific/North ...
D. Zanchettin, O. Bothe, F. Lehner, P. Ortega, C. Raible, D. Swingedouw   +5 more
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Ontogeny of the malleus in Mesocricetus auratus (Mammalia, Rodentia): Systematic and functional implications for the muroid middle ear

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The three mammalian auditory ossicles enhance sound transmission from the tympanic membrane to the inner ear. The anterior anchoring of the malleus is one of the key characters for functional classification of the auditory ossicles. Previous studies revealed a medial outgrowth of the mallear anterior process, the processus internus ...
Franziska Fritzsche, Wolfgang Maier, Irina Ruf   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geography, Insolation, and Institutional Change in 19th Century African-American andWhite Stature in Southern States [PDF]

The use of height data to measure living standards is now a well-established method in the economic literature. While much is known about 19th century black legal and material conditions, less is known about how 19th century biological conditions were ...
Scott A. Carson
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Archaeology in a changing society [PDF]

, 1975
On the face of it archaeology should be the least politically sensitive of academic activities. The discipline however is a product of the intellectual movement in 19th century Europe and followed the flag of European imperalism into every quarter of ...
Golson, Jack
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An overview of the postcranial osteology of caecilians (Gymnophiona, Lissamphibia)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Caecilians comprise a relatively small (~220 species) group (Gymnophiona) of snake‐like or worm‐like, mostly tropical amphibians. Most adult caecilians are fossorial, although some species may live in aquatic or semi‐aquatic environments, either as larvae or adults.
Rodolfo Otávio Santos, Mark Wilkinson, Hussam Zaher   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Die Gefechte der Bibliografen mit der Zensur während der Besatzung Polens

Folia Toruniensia, 2017
Während der Besatzung Polens wurden die bibliografischen Bearbeitungen, ähnlich wie alle anderen Druckschriften, der Zensur unterworfen, die die Verbreitung aller Art von patriotischen und unabhängigkeitsbezogenen Inhalte untersagen wollte.
Alicja Matczuk
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Demographic, Residential, and Socioeconomic Effects on the Distribution of 19th Century White Body Mass Index Values [PDF]

Little research exists on the body mass index values of 19th century Americans of European descent. Using a new BMI data set and robust statistics, between 1860 and 1880, BMIs decreased across the distribution; however, after 1880, BMIs in the highest ...
Scott A. Carson
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19th Century Writings on the Grand Tour

, 2017
Two collections of writings, found in the glass cabinet on the left wall of our Wonder Cabinet, contain the descriptions of two travelers’ times abroad during the Grand Tour.
Wilcox, Emily E.
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