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The history and transformation of a Scandinavian boreal forest landscape since the 19th century
, 1997Les auteurs ont etudie la transformation d'un vaste paysage forestier de 135 000 ha de la Suede boreale, de la fin du 19 e a la fin du 20 e siecle. Des documents historiques ont ete utilises pour obtenir des donnees quantitatives sur l'influence du feu ...
L. Östlund, O. Zackrisson, A. Axelsson
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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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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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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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Epilepsy and insanity during the early 19th century. A conceptual history.
Archives of Neurology, 1984During the first half of the 19th century, epilepsy and the insanities were considered as closely related "neurotic" disorders. Under the influence of factors such as the decline of the 18th-century Cullean concept of neurosis, the development of the new
G. Berríos
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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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History of Renal Physiology in Germany during the 19th Century
American Journal of Nephrology, 1999The 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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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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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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Claiming that American intercollegiate athletics are amateur at the end of the 20th century is an anachronism, for colleges in the 19th century took on professional characteristics.
Ronald A. Smith
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Claiming that American intercollegiate athletics are amateur at the end of the 20th century is an anachronism, for colleges in the 19th century took on professional characteristics.
Ronald A. Smith
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