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The History of Urinary Microscopy to the End of the 19th Century

American Journal of Nephrology, 1994
In the 17th and 18th centuries, several authors performed urinary microscopy occasionally and were often unable to give their observations a practical diagnostic application. Such men included De Peiresc, Boerhaave, Ledermüller and Galeazzi. In the 1st half of the 19th century, however, urinary microscopy began to be used systematically.
G B Fogazzi, Eberhard Ritz, J.S. Cameron, Claudio Ponticelli   +3 more
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Medical history of the representation of rosacea in the 19th century

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2013
Throughout 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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The 19th Century and History

2014
In his lectures on modern philosophy, Josiah Royce presents a sweeping analysis of the uniquely historical character of philosophical inquiry in the 19th century. Royce’s inclusion of such a wide variety of converging thought in that century serves as a useful introduction into the amendments that nineteenth century thought made to the tendencies of ...
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The history of palaeobotany in Argentina during the 19th century [PDF]

Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 2005
The first records of fossil plants in Argentina were related to the visits of the naturalist-explorers Azara, d'Orbigny, Darwin, de Moussy, Burmeister and Bonpland during the 19th century. The settlement of Burmeister in Buenos Aires in 1862 fostered the arrival, of foreign, mostly German, scientists to work in, or closely related to, the School of ...
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The History of the Microscope to the end of the 19th Century

Physics Bulletin, 1956
Before 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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History of Renal Physiology in Germany during the 19th Century

American Journal of Nephrology, 1999
The roots of renal physiology in Germany in the last century have been traced. Vitalistic concepts became replaced by physical, chemical and mechanistic laws which govern biological processes. First, the main exponents of renal physiology, J. Henle, C. Ludwig and R.P.H. Heidenhain, are discussed, then the (indirect) contributions of A. Fick, K.
Klaus Hierholzer, Karl Julius Ullrich
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Whooping Cough: A Brief History to the 19th Century

Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, 2012
This 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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The History of Cybernetics in the 19th Century

1971
The 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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Feminism and 19th-century Art History

2023
Feminist 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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