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Feminism and 19th-century Art History
2023Feminist perspectives in art history of the nineteenth century were stimulated by second-wave feminism and introduced new critical approaches, issues, artists, methods, and interpretations. I will refer to this scholarship as feminist art history of the nineteenth century.
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Medical history of the representation of rosacea in the 19th century
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2013Throughout the 1800s, clinical illustrations helped to formalize what was then the recently developed field of dermatology. Knowledge of skin diseases was given new dimension as artists and clinicians alike strove to accurately document the physical characteristics of numerous dermatoses.
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Whooping Cough: A Brief History to the 19th Century
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, 2012This paper examines the history of whooping cough (pertussis) from its first recorded mention in 1190 to the time when its microbial cause was identified. The historical records of the disease are complicated by the variation in the nomenclature employed and through using the same name for disorders with different symptoms.
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Delirium and Confusion in the 19th Century: A Conceptual History
British Journal of Psychiatry, 1981SummaryDelirium remained a stable psychiatric category until the early 19th century when it underwent aetiological and phenomenological redefinition, precipitating the transformation of the functional insanities into psychoses.Confusion, introduced by French workers during the second half of the century, referred to a syndrome wider than (but including)
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The History of Cybernetics in the 19th Century
1971The word “cybernetics” was coined in the year 1948 by Wiener: “I first looked for a Greek word signifying ‘messenger’, but the only one I knew was angelos. This has in English the specific meaning ‘angel’, a messenger for God. The word was thus pre-empted and would not give me the right context. Then I looked for an appropriate word from the field of
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The History of the Microscope to the end of the 19th Century
Physics Bulletin, 1956Before Dealing with the development of the microscope during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, some mention should be made of the idea that the origin of the microscope is lost in antiquity. Although this idea has been put forward by several writers, it is not borne out by evidence.
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Melancholia and Depression During the 19th Century: a Conceptual History
British Journal of Psychiatry, 1988The meaning of ‘melancholia’ in classical antiquity is opaque and has little in common with 20th-century psychiatric usage (Drabkin, 1955; Heiberg, 1927). At that time, melancholia and mania were not polar opposites (i.e. one was not defined as having opposite features to the other).
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A history of neurophysiology in the 19th century
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 1989openaire +1 more source
On the History of Lunacy: 19th Century and After
History of Psychiatry, 1998openaire +1 more source