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« Hommes fainéants et indolents, femmes dissolues… » Paresse et travail à Santa Fe de Bogota (Nouvelle Grenade), XVIIIe siècle

open access: yesNuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos, 2007
This research explores different aspects of the historical problematic of labour relationships and of the accusations for laziness against people, during the late eighteenth century in the city of Santa Fe of Bogota (New Grenade).
Pilar Lopez-Bejarano
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The Poznań Guardhouse from the 18th century: history — architecture — authorship

open access: yesKwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej, 2020
The Poznań Guardhouse is, from an artistic point of view, a historic monument of very fine quality. It is easily recognizable due to its location at the centre of tourist routes.
Ryszard Mączyński
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From the History of Studies on Old Believers in Northwestern Belarus: Literature Review (Second Half of the 18th Century–1980)

open access: yesSlavistica Vilnensis, 2022
The article examines the historiography and the current state of research on the Old Believers in Northwestern Belarus. Four basic stages are distinguished in the history of studies on Old Believers in the region: second half of the 18th century ...
Uladzimir Auseichyk
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Developmental differences in cortical bone structure in chimpanzee and human femora reflect early locomotor independence in humans

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The cortical bone structure of long bone diaphyses changes throughout growth via skeletal modeling and has important implications for bone strength and structural integrity. Ontogenetic trends in diaphyseal structure have been identified in both chimpanzees and humans but it is not yet clear how these trends compare given notable differences ...
Karen R. Swan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why ABC Matters: Lexicography and Literary History

open access: yesCulture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research, 2010
The purpose of this article is twofold. First, I wish to discuss the origins of The Swedish Academy Dictionary against the backdrop of the social and cultural history of lexicography in 18th and 19th century Europe.
Jon Helgason
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Counterpoint Battles in the 18th Century Naples: an Attempt of Historical Reconstruction

open access: yesСовременные проблемы музыкознания, 2021
The article examines an underscrutinised polyphonic tradition formed in the 18th century Naples. This period is often associated with the heyday of Naples opera.
Anastasia I. Maslova
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Voltaire, Diderot, and Russian History in the 18th Century

open access: yesEidos, 2021
En las primeras páginas de la Histoire de l’empire de Russie sous Pierre le Grand, publicada entre 1759 y 1763, Voltaire presenta una serie de reflexiones acerca del método que se debería seguir al escribir un trabajo histórico y de las características que debería tener un historiador ideal. El objetivo de este trabajo es evaluar en qué medida el texto
openaire   +1 more source

Historical birth records from 1896 to 1944 from the Basel maternity hospital, Switzerland, reveal significant obstetric selection pressures

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality have declined dramatically during the last century. Historical data are therefore important sources to study the evolutionary selection pressures related to childbirth and how they have fluctuated over time.
Mirella Woodert   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disinformation by Proponents of Perkins’ Patent “Metallick Tractors” (1798–1806) to Sway Public Opinion in Britain in Favor of a Fraudulent Therapy

open access: yesHistories
In 1796, American physician Elisha Perkins patented “metallick Tractors” for the treatment of various ailments, particularly those associated with pain.
Douglas J. Lanska
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Body mass and sex estimation from lower carnassial tooth morphometry in the endangered Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus): An ecomorphological analysis of sexual size dimorphism

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) is an endangered subspecies characterized by highly fragmented populations and increasing human–carnivore conflict across the Iberian Peninsula. Although body mass strongly influences predator–prey dynamics and ecological performance, quantitative assessments of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) and body mass
Leonardo Cotts   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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